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“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts…” quote by Dee Hock — Download Open image

“The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out.”

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If you're in such a position of power and your ego is such that this is not possible, then its essential to have a…

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To put it another way, I believe that purpose and principle, clearly understood and articulated, and commonly shared, are the genetic code of any…

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Every mind is a room packed with archaic furniture.

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It won't do away with hierarchy totally, but the principal leader will be the person who most exemplifies the kind of organization and behavior…

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Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple stupid behavior.

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Lead yourself, lead your superiors, lead your peers, and free your people to do the same. All else is trivia.

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It is not making better people of others that management is about. It's about making a better person of self. Income, power, and titles…

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The essence of community, its heart and soul, is the non-monetary exchange of value; things we do and share because we care for others,…

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If the State does not acquire supremacy over [vast private] enterprises, it becomes their puppet, and they become the real State.

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