"When you ask people about what they enjoy……" — Tom Rath
"When you ask people about what they enjoy doing, time spent with the boss is even worse than time spent cleaning the house. So this suggests that there are a lot of leaders out there who are not doing an adequate job."
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61 Quotes by Tom Rath
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If you want people to understand that you value their contributions and that they are important, the recognition and praise…
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From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strengths.
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Talent (a natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving) × Investment (time spent practicing, developing your skills, and building your…
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If we can find short-term incentives that are consistent with our long-term objectives, it is much easier to make the…
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At its fundamentally flawed core, the aim of almost any learning program is to help us become who we are…
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The most successful people start with dominant talent—and then add skills, knowledge, and practice to the mix. When they do…
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When we build on our strengths and daily successes — instead of focusing on failures — we simply learn more.
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When we can see an immediate payoff, we are more likely to change our behavior in the moment. This aligns…
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Every human being has talents that are just waiting to be uncovered.
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Don’t worry about breaks every 20 minutes ruining your focus on a task. Contrary to what I might have guessed,…
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The absence of high-quality friendships is bad for your health, spirits, productivity, and longevity.
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People have several times more potential for growth when they invest energy in developing their strengths instead of correcting their…
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One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you don't provide women with adequate access…
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Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.
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A safe and nutritionally adequate diet is a basic individual right and an essential condition for sustainable development, especially in…
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War is just a racket... I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else.
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I found that the recipes in most - in all - the books I had were really not adequate. They…
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