"Innovative ideas are rarely rejected on their merits;……" — Scott Berkun
"Innovative ideas are rarely rejected on their merits; they’re rejected because of how they make people feel. If you forget people’s concerns and feelings when you present an innovation, or neglect to understand their perspectives in your design, you’re setting yourself up to fail."
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Scott Berkun
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20 Quotes by Scott Berkun
Scott Berkun has 20 quotes on this site.
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My intent is simply to know my material so well that I'm very comfortable with it. Confidence, not perfection, is…
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It's rare for people to genuinely try to understand what others are trying to say.
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History can't give attention to what's been lost, hidden, or deliberately buried; it is mostly a telling of success, not…
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Most people doubt online meetings can work but they somehow overlook that most in-person meetings don't work either.
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The bottleneck is never code or creativity; it's lack of clarity.
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People who truly have control over time always have some in their pocket to give to someone in need. A…
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Anyone can criticize or accept praise, but initiating a positive exchange is a hallmark of a difference maker.
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This is one big problem with working remotely: no one believes you have a job at all.
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When I'm the speaker, I know that special moment [just before speaking] is the only time I will have the…
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Part of the challenge of innovation is coming up with the problem to solve, not just its solution.
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The temptation many creative people I know have is to strive for popularity. To make, do, and say things that…
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Good public speaking is based on good private thinking
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I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.
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Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.
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What exists outside is a man's concern; let no woman give advice; and do no mischief within doors.
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What goes on in Europe concerns us greatly because, if Europe comes apart, the E.U. comes apart, then you're going…
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It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what…
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You see, Africa makes a fool of our idea of justice. It makes a farce of our idea of equality.…
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Great tragedy has come to us, and we are meeting it with the best that is in our country, with…
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