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“I gave both lucky and unlucky people a newspaper, and asked them to look through it and tell me how many photographs were inside. On average, the unlucky people took about two minutes to count the photographs, whereas the lucky people took just seconds. Why? Because the second page of the newspaper contained the message: “Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in this newspaper.” This message took up half of the page and was written in type that was more than 2in high. It was staring everyone straight in the face, but the unlucky people tended to miss it and the lucky people tended to spot it.” — Be lucky - Telegraph (via themadeshop)
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Two people fail with innovation projects. One motivates employees with an eccentric, colorful style but receives no funding to expand his efforts. The other easily convinces the chief executive to invest heavily in innovation – yet gains no support from employees who ignore her ego-driven calls for ideas.
We are an inter-dependent species. We cannot do a thing without others. Just possibly you could survive alone on fruit on a tropical island, but it would not be pleasant, and even here your education and upbringing will influence how you can keep your wits about you. In every other situation we need others: teachers, farmers, suppliers, capitalists, workers, pupils, house-builders, refuse collectors, law-makers; but above all, teachers, because we rely on skills.
The ways to un-shrink ourselves are rooted in un-shrinking each other. We can overcome the superstitions that prevent us from developing our individual talents, but the fullest achievements are collective. The keys to open this door lie in a fuller and more rounded perspective of leadership and of teamwork than we are used to in the ugly stereotypes of politics and business.