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“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.”

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Book:The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life

Source: The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life

“Leadership is tested not by one's capacity to survive politically but by the ability to make tough decisions in trying times.”

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Author:Ehud Olmert

“Who is in your life asking you the tough questions?”

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Author:Jeff Henderson

“Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.”

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Book:Drive: The Story of My Life

Source: Drive: The Story of My Life

“When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.”

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Author:Zig Ziglar

“Personally, I like it much better when someone else does the decision making. That way you have legitimate grounds to whine and complain. I tend to find both whining and complaining quite interesting and amusing, though sometimes--unfortunately--it's hard to choose which one of the two I want to do. Sigh. LIfe can be so tough sometimes.”

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Book:The Scrivener's Bones: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians

Source: The Scrivener's Bones: Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians

“If you doubt you can accomplish something, then you can't accomplish it. You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.”

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Author:Rosalynn Carter

“A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must....be undaunted when the going gets tough.”

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Author:Ronald Reagan