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What you decide not to do is probably more important that what you decide to do.
Tom Peters
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Tom Peters
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: November 7
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South Africa has all the tools to compete in the new global village - an eager workforce, ready to take on any challenge.
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I found myself declaiming, full flower, for an hour on the utmost importance and urgency of Blogging, telling him in no uncertain terms that, especially in a high-end niche business, Blogging is the premier way to have intimate conversations with his Clients. Funny thing, I believe it!
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Portability of lots of information should not be underestimated.
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An ability to embrace new ideas, routinely challenge old ones, and live with paradox will be the effective leader's premier trait.
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If, as I anticipate, a wide array of personal, portable information/communication devices becomes increasingly important and widespread for information-intensive users, it will be a major challenge for libraries to adapt their content and services to such a diverse technological environment.
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