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“Failure or success in business is primarily not determined by mental capacity but by MENTAL ATTITUDES”

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Walter Dill Scott

Walter Dill Scott was an American psychologist known for his contributions to industrial and advertising psychology. He researched workplace efficiency in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and proposed many theories on individual behavior and motivation. more

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