Patrick Dixon quotes
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“Motivation is a battle for the heart, not just an appeal to the mind. Passion is always an expression of the soul.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : Patrick Dixon (2005). “Building a Better Business: The Key to Future Marketing, Management and Motivation”, p.159, Profile Books
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“Give people a convincing reason and they will lay down their very lives.”
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“The Six Faces of the FUTURE are: Fast, Urban, Tribal, Universal, Radical and Ethical.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Futurewise". Book by David Perkins, 1998.
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“The larger the corporation, the greater the risk that you are flying blind.”
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“Institutional blindness is a major threat to the future of all corporations.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Futurewise". Book by David Perkins, 1998.
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“Listen to your customers but don't (always) believe what they say-they know even less about the future than you.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Futurewise". Book by Patrick Dixon, 1998.
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“In banking or insurance trust is the only thing you have to sell.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Futurewise". Book by David Perkins, 1998.
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“To every trend there is a counter-trend. There are a number of pendulums operating and each creates new business opportunities.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Futurewise". Book by David Perkins, 1998.
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“The risk of a business being hit by a low probability, high impact event is far higher than most boards realize because the number of potential wild cards is so great.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Futurewise". Book by David Perkins, 1998.
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“The key to understanding the future is one word: sustainability.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Futurewise". Book by David Perkins, 1998.
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“Tribalism is the most powerful force in the world.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : Patrick Dixon (2011). “Futurewise”, p.127, Profile Books
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“The future is about emotion: reactions to events are usually far more important than the events themselves.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Futurewise". Book by Patrick Dixon, 1998.
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“All the most powerful speeches ever made point to a better future.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Building a Better Business". Book by Patrick Dixon, 2005.
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“Mission is at the heart of what you do as a team. Goals are merely steps to its achievement.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : Patrick Dixon (2005). “Building a Better Business: The Key to Future Marketing, Management and Motivation”, p.66, Profile Books
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“The promise of every product and service is a better life. Profits are the prize for delivering on the promise.”
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“You will learn more about the people you work with in three minutes by asking them what they do for nothing, than by working with them for three years in the same team”
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“Volunteering is a window into the passions of the soul.”
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“You can have the greatest strategy in the world but what is the point if no one cares?”
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“People will only follow you if they see you're ahead, are convinced you know the route, trust you, and want to get there too.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : Patrick Dixon (2005). “Building a Better Business: The Key to Future Marketing, Management and Motivation”, p.43, Profile Books
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“The future of marketing belongs to honest information, accurate data and clear claims based on truth.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : Patrick Dixon (2005). “Building a Better Business: The Key to Future Marketing, Management and Motivation”, p.95, Profile Books
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“Every product and service is sold on the promise of a better future. The purpose of business is to deliver on the promise, and profit is the reward for doing so.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Building a Better Business". Book by Patrick Dixon, 2005.
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“When you have been close to death it makes you think about life.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : Patrick Dixon (2005). “Building a Better Business: The Key to Future Marketing, Management and Motivation”, p.14, Profile Books
#Thinking Quotes #Make You Think Quotes #Close To Death Quotes
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“Business strategy is the battleplan for a better future.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : Patrick Dixon (2005). “Building a Better Business: The Key to Future Marketing, Management and Motivation”, p.233, Profile Books
#Strategy Quotes #Better Future Quotes #Business Strategy Quotes
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“Connect with all the passions people have -for themselves, their families, their communities and wider world - and they will follow you to the ends of the earth, buy your products and services with pride, and may even be willing to work for you for next to nothing.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Building a Better Business". Book by Patrick Dixon, 2005.
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“You cannot have strong leadership without passion.”
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“The phrase "work-life balance" tells us that people think that work is the opposite of life. We should be talking about life-life balance.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Building a Better Business". Book by Patrick Dixon, 2005.
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“Strong ethics keep corporations healthy . Poor ethics make companies sick. Values are the immune system of every organisation.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Building a Better Business". Book by Patrick Dixon, 2005.
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“The paradox of innovation is this: CEO's often complain about lack of innovation, while workers often say leaders are hostile to new ideas.”
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“I would rather work with five people who really believe in what they are doing rather than five hundred who can't see the point.”
-- Patrick DixonSource : "Building a Better Business". Book by Patrick Dixon, 2005.
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“Take hold of the future or the future will take hold of you - be futurewise.”
-- Patrick Dixon