That will come as a by - product
of doing great work and being a good person.
And I don't feel bitter or resentful of the frequent arrivals and departures of missionaries, not in the least,
some of them do great work, and I'm thankful for them.
Most
of them do great work in a very tough environment.
Not exact matches
The
greatest entrepreneurs have hired some
of the smartest people in their industries to
work on what they can't
do but have to
do.
I'm proud
of all the
work we
did to turn around Reddit in the last three years, but I think about the impact I could have at one company versus the potential I could have investing in dozens
of great, multibillion - dollar companies — and that's the way I want to scale my next decade.
«In terms
of output, it's
great to be in a groove and good at what you
do, but I feel I'm
doing my best
work when I'm a little outside my comfort zone.
People
do better
work and put forth
greater effort under a spirit
of approval than they
do under criticism.
Culture and creating an environment supportive
of his people and conducive to their
doing great work.
It's the
great intangible, that pot
of gold at the end
of the rainbow for a business owner: How
do you get your employees to care about their
work as much as you
do?
Getting customers to adopt these new tools is a
great way to have them
do more
of the necessary
work on their own and conserves your own resources.
The best advice I have received and believe in is to hire
great people, share your vision for the company, provide clear direction and expectations, then get out
of the way so they can
do their best
work.
«Instead
of going out into the market and hiring a designer to
do it full time, we could rely on the already - vetted
great designers from Axiom Zen to just put in a couple
of weeks
of work for us.»
There's a
great line [from writer Robert Benchley]: «Anyone can
do any amount
of work, provided it isn't the
work he's supposed to be
doing at that moment.»
Working on a dream, and
doing it with a group
of people who are as excited and enthusiastic about what they're
doing as you are is the
greatest privilege anyone can have.
Your
work is going to fill a large part
of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to
do what you believe is
great work.
He knows that if his opponents don't take him seriously, all sorts
of great things can happen: they may not prepare as well for debates,
work as hard to win certain states or pay attention to what they're saying as carefully as they should.
Like Robert, I tend to
work fairly long hours, but I have
greater control over mine than he
does; I can take breaks if I want,
work in the evening instead
of at mid-day... the total number
of hours I
work isn't particularly flexible, but when I
work them is.
What a
great list
of things to
do when you should be
working!
(Another former employee disputes this: «Sometimes the quality
of their
work wasn't so
great, but for the most part they
did a good job.»)
That's not to say we should all come in to
work liquored up, but it
does suggest that having a drink during the day can be for the
greater good
of the company.
So don't feel bad if you aspire to leadership but currently lack the fiery sense
of purpose that attracts and inflames others to
do great work.
Great work is often
done backstage, out
of the spotlight.
«Our job is to drive tangible return on the marketing investment
of clients, and the
work we're
doing is having
greater impact than ever before,» he says.
Inspiring those you lead to
do great work for the love
of the
work itself and not because they'll receive a trophy at the end
of the game or a mention in the next company newsletter.
UChic is
doing the same through our partnership with the Women's Foundation
of Greater Kansas City by
working together to support the dreams
of women and girls.
Everything had its own intricacy, but everything was from the point
of view from the camera, which is
great, because in person you don't see it as well, but once you put a camera in front
of these, it just
works perfectly.
So... change your thinking about «starting up» your new business, and you just might discover a
great opportunity in your own neighborhood that you can start to
work for a fraction
of what it would take to
do something else.
In reality, a scene set on farmers» fields across the country should show that a
great deal
of agricultural
work in Canada is
done by racialized minorities, both Canadian and temporary foreign workers.
This is a
great way to position your brand as a supporter
of the people actually
doing the
work.
Do your most productive
work when you have the
greatest amount
of energy.
Islam speculates that contracts for which Zantech once competed are flowing to large firms, which have
greater name recognition and economies
of scale and can
do the
work for less money.
I would hardly suggest risking your health in the cause
of a
great idea, but, if you truly believe in it and have amassed sufficient evidence that it will
work, don't back down at the first sign
of opposition.
«U.S. sales are a fraction
of overall company sales, and we don't have huge marketing resources to
work with, so we defined the segment where we have the
greatest opportunity to make an impact and make inroads and win.
When I was discussing this
work at a conference last month, one
of the attendees asked a
great question: But what
do you
do if you have a team that is not full
of naturally empathetic people?
You know a
great leader when you're
working for one, but even they can have a hard time explaining the specifics
of what they
do that makes their leadership so effective.
Using crowdfunding
does not mean you will be successful, as there is a
great deal
of work and planning that goes into properly launching a campaign.
With the gentle bedside manner
of a
great producer he said to me, «Let us try it and if it doesn't
work we won't use it and we'll go with your solo version.»
You've got to
do it all in the real world because that's the only legitimate way to
do great work, have a
great career you can be proud
of, and achieve your goals in life.
I have a
great group
of people that I
work with who are very professional, energetic and
do the best that they can to promote the company financially, ethically and professionally.»
Employees say: «KPMG is a
great place to
work because not only
do they place a
great deal
of emphasis on the value
of working hard, but they also place emphasis on the value
of enjoying the benefits that come along with this hard
work.
In Spanning's case, not only
did the company remain in its offices, it was able to maintain many
of the perks and traditions that made it a
great place to
work.
A strong incentive to
do great work is to ensure employees are aware
of, and can give input on, topics important to them, their livelihood, motivation, and future.
And that's why the best candidates for your startup actively seek that kind
of environment — because that's where they not only
do their best
work, but where they get the
greatest personal fulfillment, too.
John Betts: I think it's a culmination
of all the
great work we've
done reconnecting with Canadian customers.
«They touch all aspects
of our business, and frankly, we couldn't
do what we
do without the
great leadership, the
great work of veterans,» Gorsky said.
However, as I've experienced myself, if you have the right temperament and you don't mind a little instability at times, you may make even more money and enjoy a
greater sense
of freedom and control over how much time you devote to
work.
Assuming that you are smart and willing to
work hard but aren't at the top
of the world's richest, you may have a
great idea, but you don't know how to turn that into a business that keeps growing at over 100 % a year.
What's more, if the GDP accounted for unpaid labor, (which is currently
does not), the economic impact
of all women refraining from all
work on Wednesday would be far
greater.
Keep a log
of every day's «
greatest hits» at
work to find meaning and value in what you're
doing.
There are plenty
of five - minute podcasts out there, and if you can't sit and read a book, they can be a
great way to learn while
doing brainless
work, says Saranya Krishnamurthy.