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Expect the best; Inspect for what you expect.

You do not get what you expect, you get what you inspect. What gets measured gets done. What you choose to inspect

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Do not block the many because of the few

For the most part, I am blessed with excellent team members, associates, and partners. Their creativity, innovation, resourcefulness, and imagination are wonderful

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If there is nothing to do, do nothing.

One wintery day almost a decade and half ago, I was walking along the frozen Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, having a

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Words Matter

An experiment in diagnosis bias* was once conducted at MIT. A class had just been seated when a college representative walked in

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Rules: For the guidance of the wise

Thesis: Rules are for the guidance of the wise and the blind obedience of fools. Rules are funny things. You need them,

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You’ve got time to lean, you’ve got time to clean.

Normally, I’m pretty happy when I visit my communities. A rare exception occurred the other day. Two Team Members in the office,

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The wise farmer does not cast seed on rocky ground

There are only 24 hours in a day, and while we are a generation fortunate enough to reasonably expect to exceed life

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Overdetermined

Something is said to be overdetermined when it is caused (determined) by multiple simultaneous sources, any one of which might be enough

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“Leaving for Hawaii”

Zig Ziglar, the motivational speaker and author, often told a story called “Leaving for Hawaii.” Stories are a great way to teach

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Micro-Actions

Micro-actions are steps toward a goal that are sooooo small, anyone can take them. They seem so small that they are virtually

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You can choose the lesson you learn

Sports contain many lessons for life. That is one reason I think we are so enthralled by sports contests. They are life

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Opportunity Costs: The Road Not Taken

Every action has an opportunity cost. Opportunity cost is – the cost, the sacrifice made, in choosing one mutually-exclusive option over another