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Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.

Quote of the Week 9 " Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength . " ―  Corrie ten Boom Triggered by Scott Barry Kaufman's tweet . “Worrying does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” - Corrie ten Boom pic.twitter.com/vMAayJWrYj — Scott Barry Kaufman ⛵ (@sbkaufman) February 27, 2022 " Sich sorgen nimmt dem Morgen nichts von seinem Leid, aber es raubt dem Heute die Kraft. " ―  Corrie ten Boom

50% of the work is done by the square root of the total number of people who participate in the work.

Quote of the Week 8 "50% of the work is done by the square root of the total number of people who participate in the work." ― Price's Square Root Law (adapted) Triggered by Brian Burns ' use of the law in the context of sales organizations. Note that  Price 's well-known square root law originally states that "half of the literature on a subject will be contributed by the square root of the total number of authors publishing in that area". ( Price's square root law: Empirical validity and relation to Lotka's law - ScienceDirect ) One should be careful applying the law to different organizational contexts. It  does not necessarily apply to performance management in general. ( Kienbaum Blog - Price’s Law and the Trouble of Operationalizing Performance ) See also:  Price's Law: What It Is And Why You Should Care - Darius Foroux

"Which is more important, the journey or the destination? The company."

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Quote of the Week 7 "Which is more important," asked Big Panda, "the journey or the destination?" "The company," said Tiny Dragon. ― James Norbury ( Big Panda & Tiny Dragon ) (C) James Nurbory,  jamesnurbory .com German translation : "Was ist wichtiger?",  fragte der große Panda, "Der Weg oder das Ziel?" "Die Weggefährten", sagte der kleine Drache.

Give me questions I can't answer not answers I can't question.

Quote of the Week 6 " Give me questions I can't answer not answers I can't question. " ―  A @ProfFeynman tweet Source:  Tweet