“A tough manager will have realistic quotas for his employees that he keeps to himself and aggressively stretch quotas, anywhere from ten percent higher to a lot more, which he imposes on his staff. If his people miss the stretch numbers but exceed the realistic goals, he's happy. If he's a superb manager, he knows how far they can stretch without breaking.” PeopleIfsKnowsGoalLeadershipNumbersKnow HowMissingHigherTenPercentToughManagersEmployeeRealisticStaffExceedSuperbQuotaRealistic Goals Book:The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life Source: The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
“When I was ten years old, my dad and brother did JUDO so I went along because I felt like I was missing out. They eventually gave up and I continued, then moved into Tae Kwon Do, kickboxing and various other martial arts. I did lots of different things, but mostly things like Wushu, Jeet Kune Do, Krav Maga and stuff like that.” YearsArtDifferentFeltStuffMissingBrotherDadTenMovedMy DadVariousDifferent ThingsMartial ArtsGave UpJudoMissing OutKickboxing Author:Scott Adkins
“I grew up in a family of ten. You had to have, like, a burst appendix to get the floor.... My brothers and sisters are very quick, intense, brilliant, very sarcastic people. And they were always right there with you, right there, missing not one little throat clearing.” PeopleLittlesMissingBrotherGrewTenGrew UpBrilliantIntenseMy BrotherSarcasticThroatBrothers And SistersClearingAppendixVery Sarcastic Author:Mary Robison
“My parents got divorced when I was about ten years old, but I saw my mom go work two and three jobs to make sure we didn't miss a beat.” YearsTwoJobsThreeParentSawsMissingMomTenBeatsMy MomDivorced Author:LeToya Luckett
“History was not a matter of missing minutes on the tape. I did not stand helpless before it. I hewed to the texture of collected knowledge, took faith from the solid and availing stuff of our experience. Even if we believe that history is a workwheel powered by human blood -- read the speeches of Mussolini -- at least we've known the thing together. A single narrative sweep, not ten thousand wisps of disinformation. (82)” IfsBelieveHumansMatterTogetherStuffKnownBloodMinutesMissingThousandTenSpeechNarrativeTapeHelplessTextureWisps Book:Underworld: Picador Classic Source: Underworld: Picador Classic