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What were they thinking?

By Jeffrey Pfeffer

I am reading this book translated in Chinese version. Most of the time, sadly, it is lost in translation. Sometimes you will see ideas conflicting to each others. I try to guess what the original ideas from the author were, and here they are:

  • It is people, not magic CRM software matters
  • We are one big happy family
  • Don’t blame government, invest on your employee
  • Fail early, fail often, instead of the final big fat bang
  • No more ‘free ride’, you are part of it.
  • Cost cut doesn’t mean pay cut, neither it means revenue increase.
  • You are covered, medical and retirement plan.
  • Feel free for online shopping during office hours.
  • Work hard and smart, but not long hours.
  • Bonus is not necessarily a stimulus, but a compliment.
  • Cut benefits? Think again.
  • Put resume aside.
  • Be bold and ambitious
  • A good leader doesn't need to be plain 'honest' on everything.
  • Spend some time on chit-chat.
  • Be there on the first line.
  • Stop those sweet little lies.
  • 80 percent of success is just showing up -- Woody Allen
  • Shut up on your excuse.
  • Stock performance is not the sole success factor.
  • Don't run it just for short term stock performance.
  • Think ahead, and take one step further.
  • Buyout is just an impulse.
  • Strategy sound appealing.
  • Union is not evil.
  • Stop showing CEO's income.
  • Corporate crime is crime, period.

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