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“Winning is not determined in practice by talent or work ethic... In fact, only half the successful executives I've worked with are competent when measured in conventional terms. The other half get there a different way.”
― Brendan Reid, Stealing the Corner Office: The Winning Career Strategies They'll Never Teach You in Business School

“Islam has strong social
aspects based around the concept of ummah – the community of believers –
and expressions of individualism or nonconformity tend to be frowned
upon. Members are expected to pull together and behave (at least in public)
in ways that uphold its Islamic ethos. Thus, when someone breaks away
from established norms – especially if they do so publicly – they are liable
to be seen as damaging communal solidarity”
― Brian Whitaker, Arabs Without God: Atheism and freedom of belief in the Middle East

“Your company's success is not a pre-requisite for your personal success... Most of my own advancement has come in the time of corporate failure and not success. And this principle is a key weapon in the arsenal of the incompetent executive who rises through the ranks while you tread waters.”
― Brendan Reid, Stealing the Corner Office: The Winning Career Strategies They'll Never Teach You in Business School

“And just as the animal is at times misled by the vital instincts, so may man go astray... whereas the ethical instinct alone enables him to discover the unique requirement of a unique situation”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning / Ultimate Meaning / The Choice