Miles Anthony Smith Quotes

#1. Adversity Isn't to Be Avoided

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#2. Neither care too much nor too little about the feedback of others.

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#3. Can't we do better with Applicant Tracking System (ATS) software?

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#4. Do you want a level of income to fit your lifestyle or a lifestyle to fit your income level?

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#5. Show Us, Don't Tell Us

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#6. Our weaknesses as a worker are only amplified by being in leadership.

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#7. If Everything's a Rush, Nothing Is

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#8. If you don't have paying customers, you have a hobby.

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#9. Build Icebergs, Not Skyscrapers

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#10. Selfish Apologies Aren't Apologies at All

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#11. I am suggesting that we don't put the "income" cart before the "contentment" horse.

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#12. Abdication Isn't Empowerment

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#13. The surest way to ensure career extinction is to resist change and adaptation.

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#14. When presented with an open door in your job, drive a Mack truck through it.

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#15. We all have something to offer, and we must choose to focus on what we do have to offer, not what we don't. And remember the dirty little secret is that those who are acting like they have it all together really don't.

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#16. Everyone is dispensable but some are more dispensable than others.

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#17. Macromanage, Not Micromanage

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#18. Labor saving devices have destroyed many jobs but have given rise to many new ones. It simply is up to us if we are going to resist or embrace the future.

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#19. Smaller Is Smarter: Hint, Bigger Is Not

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#20. Someday" is a dangerous word.

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#21. Be a Strong Leader, Even If You Follow a Weak Leader

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#22. The goal of leadership is not to be likable or loved but to be proven trustworthy and respected.

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#23. Overoptimism Is More Dangerous Than Overpessimism

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#24. The importance of momentum in your organization cannot be understated!

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#25. If you can't handle others' disapproval, then leadership isn't for you.

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#26. You Either Trust Someone or You Don't

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#27. It is either an exciting or scary time to be a leader.

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#28. Judge behavior, not motives.

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#29. Finding a job that is a good fit is as much about you selecting the right company as it is about them selecting the right candidate.

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#30. There remains a natural career progression even though the tougher job climate seeks to delay it.

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#31. Don't Give Someone Responsibility without Requisite Authority

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#32. There is a fine line between overbearing accountability and an allowance for mistakes.

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#33. Our career mantra should be learn, relearn, repeat.

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#34. Micromanagement is the destroyer of momentum.

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#35. Leaders bring things to conclusion, not necessarily consensus.

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#36. Be Chris LeDoux, Not Garth Brooks

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#37. Stop Destroying Shareholder Value

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#38. In the name of all that is holy, please consider the wages of a particular profession before you select that degree plan.

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#39. It is sad but true that many business people have no business being in business.

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#40. What someone may lack in talent can be more than made up for in self-motivation, self-direction, and follow-through.

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#41. We don't deserve our job. Period.

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#42. Finish Well; Anyone Can Start Well

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#43. Seek the Blame; Give Away the Fame

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#44. Adaptability is the name of the game; if you understand that you must now be adaptable and flexible, you will find a way to succeed in your career. If not, you will succumb to job market pressures.

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#45. Whereas previous generations had to face some unpredictability, current generations are facing unprecedented levels of instability.

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