Seth Godin, author of Poke the Box, argues that many people in today’s marketplace are waiting for permission to act on their intuition. They refuse to move until the gatekeepers give them permission. “Excellence isn’t about working extra hard to do what you’re told. It’s about taking the initiative to do work you decide is worth doing,” Godin writes. “This is a revolutionary overthrow of time and motion studies, of foremen, of bureaucracies and bosses. It’s not a new flavor of the old soup. It’s a personal, urgent, this-is-my-call/this-is-my-calling way to do your job. Please stop waiting for
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