“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
“Can I be cocky for a second? If I hit a home run 80 percent of the times, and you want to talk about the 20 times I miss swinging the bat, I’m okay with that.” IfsWantHomeRunningMissingPercentOkayBatsHome RunCocky Author:Jon Taffer
“Mobile phone technology can help to bring financial services to the 80 percent of African women who do not have a bank account and bolster the growth of the world's poorest continent. It's not just about empowering women, it's about economic growth. Unless we can make access to finance easier for women in their businesses, we will be missing out on a significant portion of growth within our economies” WorldHelpingGrowthTechnologyEconomyEconomicMissingEasierPercentAccountsFinancialPhonesAccessSignificantFinanceEmpoweringPortionsContinentsMobileEmpowering WomenEconomic GrowthPoorestBank AccountsMobile PhonesMissing OutFinancial ServicesAfrican Women Author:Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
“A good actor is like a racehorse or a Ferrari. If a cylinder is missing on a Chevy, it's doesn't matter that much. But if something's not working right on a Ferrari, it makes a big difference. It's the three percent that makes the difference between good and great. It's a fine line. If you're not there, it's very painful.” IfsMatterBigsThreeActorsDifferencesLinesMissingFinePercentPainfulGood ActorsFine LinesFerrariChevyCylindersRacehorses Author:Christopher Walken
“Miss America gets a lot of flak, but the reality is that it is uplifting and aspirational - 50% percent of my points were based on talent.” RealityAmericaTalentMissingPercentUpliftingMiss America Author:Gretchen Carlson
“In the Miss America system talent is worth 50 percent of a contestant's points so my mom encouraged me to give it a try. And once I decided to do it, like anything else, I gave it 110 percent.” GivingTryingAmericaTalentMissingMomPercentDecidedMy MomContestantsMiss America Author:Gretchen Carlson
“if you think of a relationship as a living entity, I guess it's one thing if the missing two percent is, like, a fingernail. But when it's the heart, that's a whole different ball of wax.” IfsThinkingHeartTwoDifferentWholeOne ThingMissingPercentBallsEntityFingernails Book:My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel Source: My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel