Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book Linchpin
“We train the factory workers of tomorrow. Our graduates are very good at following instructions”
Tag: Great Quotes
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There was never a need of a LINHPIN in the industrial era , this is why
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book All Marketers Are Liars
“In a factory, doing a job that’s not yours is dangerous. Now, if you’re a linchpin, doing a job that’s not getting done is essential.”
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A key insight that can illuminate modern day marketers
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book All Marketers Are Liars
“In 2003 pharmaceutical companies spent more on marketing and sales than they did on research and development. When it comes time to invest, it’s pretty clear that spreading the ideas behind the medicine is more important than inventing the medicine itself.”
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Service recovery is a hard task for a marketer , this is why
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Seth Godin from his book All Marketers Are Liars
“When we recognize the fraud for what it is, we feel incredibly stupid. Something more than our bank accounts is damaged—our egos are damaged. As a result, it’s almost impossible for the marketer to regain our trust.”
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Human brain’s interpretation of verbal instructions ,this highlights the limitation
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book blink
“We learn by example and by direct experience because there are real limits to the adequacy of verbal instruction.”
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Storytelling is the need but does not come naturally to us.This is why
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book blink
“We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We’re a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don’t really have an explanation for.”
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Understanding this golden balance can help us make better decisions
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book blink
“Truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.”
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Are you under extreme stress?Watch out for these symptoms
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Blink
“Extreme visual clarity, tunnel vision, diminished sound, and the sense that time is slowing down. this is how the human body reacts to extreme stress.”
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This is why SNAP judgements is similar to “connecting the dots“
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Blink
“Being able to act intelligently and instinctively in the moment is possible only after a long and rigorous of education and experience.”
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Harder to bring up kids in a wealthy environment?This explains the paradox
Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book David and Goliath
“It’s much harder than anybody believes to bring up kids in a wealthy environment…People are ruined by challenged economic times. But they’re ruined by wealth as well because they lose their ambition and they lose their pride and they lose their sense of self-worth. It’s difficult at both ends of the spectrum.”