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A Look at How Brad D. Smith Motivated and Inspired Intuit Employees

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His wardrobe choice depended on what sales or product launch goal the team had accomplished. The goal was to convey to potential customers that QuickBooks’ new version was worth the 60-day wait, even as Intuit shared the airwaves with Microsoft during the announcement of its new product. Rolling Thunder” worked.

2008 264
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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

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After receiving his diagnosis in August 2006, Lester went through treatment, worked his way back into the major leagues and pitched—and won—a World Series game. For Rudolph, the goal was everything. Never one to let a perceived disability stand in the way of his goals, he pursued athletics with his heart and soul.

2002 290
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Do These 3 Things to Get Everything You Want

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That was in 2006, right before the Great Recession. There’s a generalized fear that if someone discovers a larger-than-life goal, they will attack it with negativity. When most people envision real estate agents, they see a successful person with a healthy salary. But sometimes, that image doesn’t align with reality.

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Is Mint the Best Budgeting App for Me?

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Mint can help you track your spending and income, alert you to fees or interest and even help you set goals like paying down debt or increasing your emergency fund. Initially founded in 2006, Mint is a free budgeting app that allows users to see their complete financial picture in one place. What is the Mint app?

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All Successful Leaders Have This Type of Intelligence in Common, According to Psychologist Adam Bandelli

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So what we found in the research was that Machiavellian leaders are really good at getting short-term goals done, maybe for a quarter or for six months… but that’s not going to work in the long-term,” explains Bandelli in a recent conversation with Brilliant Thoughts ’ editor and host Tristan Ahumada.

2006 264
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Olympic Coach Shares His Playbook To Transform Your Leadership Approach

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He recounts his experience with Penn State in 2006, where despite an exceptional performance, the team lost the national championship to Stanford. Instead, he advocates for a more nuanced approach, focusing on clear priorities and principles that align with long-term organizational goals.

2006 264
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Five Years After Founding the Me Too Movement, Tarana Burke Remains Focused on Healing

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Well before founding Me Too in 2006, Burke went on from childhood to navigate life as a young Black woman—and the negative perceived perceptions that came with that. But by 2006, she had created Me Too, she says, “for little Black girls like me.”. Her goal isn’t to tally wins and losses, she says.

2017 279