Just finished Dan Pink’s book Drive and it is a must read for any manager.  Even as a non-manager, I took much from the book especially when it comes to self assessment.  Go out and get the book.

I took this from Dan’s website today and thought it was great:

Thought for the day: Failure vs. mediocrity

Most people are more frightened of failure than of mediocrity. It should be the reverse.

Failure is a broken leg — painful, but easily fixed. Mediocrity is a creeping disease — invisible and insidious — that disables so completely that there’s often no recovery.

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