If you have never failed at anything, then you haven't been trying hard enough, aren't very imaginative, or have had such extraordinarily good luck that you have come to believe you are invincible. — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share Image
Companies are bought for their revenue, customer base, technology, or people. A few great companies offer all of these, but any valuable business offers… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
The biggest catastrophes that we've witnessed rarely come from information that is secret or hidden. It comes from information that is freely available and… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
I haven't always hated McDonald's. When my kids were little and I lived in the U.S., they were as susceptible as anyone to Happy… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
I hate people walking down the street listening to the soundtrack of their lives which responds to them but not their setting. I hate… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
The vast literature concerning whistleblowers shows that, far from weird extremists, they are really quite ordinary people: male and female, young and old, junior… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
“Indeed, there seems to be some evidence not only that all love is based on illusion — but that love positively requires illusion in… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
Clearing your head of distractions in order to notice and understand the people you are with can feel inefficient - there are so many… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
I don't mind if the couple next to me is tense or the kids are whiny. I'd even be happy to hear an honest… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
British innovation in design, in the creative arts, in engineering and manufacturing is world class. — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
Huge open source organizations like Red Hat and Mozilla manage the collaboration of hundreds of people who don't know one another and have spent… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully. — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
“Humans do not have enough mental capacity to do all the things that we think we can do. As attentional load increases, attentional capacity… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
“Those who consistently attempt multitasking find it harder to ignore irrelevant information and take longer moving between tasks—in other words, for all their frantic… — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
The healthiest companies are always characterized by organic talent development. — Margaret Heffernan Copy Share
