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Jobs also used the meetings to enforce focus. At Robert Friedland's farm, his job had been to prune the apple trees so that they would stay strong, and that became a metaphor for his pruning at Apple. Instead of encouraging each group to let product lines proliferate based on marketing considerations, or permitting a thousand ideas to bloom, Jobs insisted that Apple focus on just two or three priorities at a time. " There is no one better at turning off the noise that is going on around him," Cook said. " That allows him to focus on a few things and say no to many things. Few people are really good at that.

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The code-of-ethics playlist:o Treat your colleagues, family, and friends with respect, dignity, fairness, and courtesy.o Pride yourself in the diversity of your experience and know that you have a lot to offer.o Commit to creating and supporting a world that is free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.o Have balance in your life and help others to do the same.o Invest in yourself, achieve ongoing enhancement of your skills, and continually upgrade your abilities.o Be approachable, listen carefully, and look people directly in the eyes when speaking.o Be involved, know what is expected from you, and let others know what is expected from them.o Recognize and acknowledge achievement.o Celebrate, relive, and communicate your successes on an ongoing basis.

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Lorii Myers

Targeting Success, Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace

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She__ such a bitch,_ Tina says, which I find a little contradictory, but overall quite true. __he__ got to be in charge of everything.__ sit next to her. __ell, I guess. But in business, that__ leadership.__ina stares at me for a second. __ can__ believe you consider that a positive trait. How about her inability to accept other points of view? Is it good leadership to be narrow, too?___ocus,_ I say. __hey call that focus.__ina stares at me. __er paranoia?___usiness savvy.___ompulsive need to have everything just how she wants it?___rganizational skills.___ggressiveness?___ggressiveness,_ I say, __s already a good thing.___esus Christ,_ Tina says, her eyebrow ring glinting in the morning sun. __ometimes I worry about this country.

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A friend__ 14-year-old niece was asked by her teacher what she wanted to be when she finished school. The teacher asked her to think hard about it and then get back to him with an answer. She didn__ know what to say to her teacher. A friend, on hearing the girl__ predicament, said: __ell your teacher that, perhaps, the thing you want to be when you leave school hasn__ been invented yet.

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Ian Sanders

Mash-up!: How to Use Your Multiple Skills to Give You an Edge, Make Money and Be Happier