"CEOs hate variance. It's the enemy. Variance in……" — Marcus Buckingham
"CEOs hate variance. It's the enemy. Variance in customer service is bad. Variance in quality is bad. CEOs love processes that are standardized, routinized, predictable. Stamping out variance makes a complex job a bit less complex."
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78 Quotes by Marcus Buckingham
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