If there is a single tragic flaw that mars our biggest enterprises, it is conservatism - the failure … - Tom Peters

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My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea.

Tom Peters

If there is a single tragic flaw that mars our biggest enterprises, it is conservatism - the failure to fail, and fail big, in an era of unprecedented volatility and ambiguity.

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