Marcus Buckingham: The One Thing You Need to Know

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Marcus Buckingham The One Thing You Need to Know
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No matter what the situation, the great
managers first response is always to think
about the individual concerned and how things can
be arranged to help that individual experience
success. Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You
Need to Know
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The key difference between checkers and chess
is that in checkers the pieces all move the same
way, whereas in chess all the pieces move
differently. Discover what is unique about each
person and capitalize on it. Marcus
Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to Know
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The mediocre manager believes that most things
are learnable and therefore that the essence of
management is to identify each persons weaker
areas and eradicate them. The great manager
believes the opposite. He believes that the most
influential qualities of a person are innate and
therefore that the essence of management is to
deploy these innate qualities as effectively as
possible and so drive performance. Marcus
Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to Know
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I dont know what the final number will be, but
it will be more than we can bear. Rudy Giuliani
(from Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You Need
to Know)
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Sustained success means making the greatest
possible impact over the longest period of time.
Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to
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Discover what you dont like doing and stop
doing it. Marcus Buckingham, The One Thing
You Need to Know
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Whenever you become aware of some aspect you
dislike, do not try to work through it. Do not
chalk it up to the realities of life. Do not put
up with it. Instead, cut it out of your life as
fast as you can. Eradicate it. Marcus
Buckingham, The One Thing You Need to Know
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The one thing you need to know about sustained
individual success Discover what you dont like
doing and stop doing it. Marcus Buckingham, The
One Thing You Need to Know
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It is always showtime. David DAlessandro,
Career Warfare (from Marcus Buckingham, The One
Thing You Need to Know)