Of the numerous articles on why businesses fail, I have yet to read one that cites "complacency" as a contributing factor. However, the brutal truth is that far too many businesses become much too accepting of marginal or "OK" results compared to achieving stretch targets or world class results.
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The Required New Year's Column: Avoiding Complacency, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom, 12/28/1999 ... email addresses will not be published without permission, and we will encrypt them in hopes of avoiding spammers. If you prefer your message not be published, mark it "not for publication." Letters may be edited for...
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You’ll be surprised at the complacency that can creep into your key processes over time; but you’ll also be happy with the improvements you can make by asking these simple questions.
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Everywhere you look there are suggestions for avoiding complacency. (Microsoft Research offers 9 traps to avoid, Grand Slam Results, a management training firm, presents 8 questions to ask, and author Todd Satterson wrote a book on the topic: More Space;
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Life Beyond Code - Personal and professional development for technology professionals. ... A classic situation is when one thinks that he or she is now successful and it’s time to take a break. Complacency seeps in and one may relax a bit. The problem worsens if one starts getting used to the complacency.
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A workplace safety article aimed at management. Techniques and tips to create an injury-free workplace. ... More advice on Workplace Safety; » Workplace Safety Article: Avoiding Corporate Complacency; » Workplace Safety: Five Factors for Rigorous Safety Leadership; » all Workplace Safety articles...
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Success is a wonderful thing as long as it doesn't breed complacency. Becoming too comfortable as top dog can mean failing to strive for new accomplishments ... failing to anticipate and respond to new challenges.
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Wayne Rooney has warned that England cannot afford to become complacent in the run-up to a World Cup he believes is there for the winning. ... Victory over Argentina a fortnight ago means the nation is already in the early throes of World Cup fever, ... "I think the friendly against Argentina was a good game for us.
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Stop complacency in its tracks. Complacency on the job injures and kills. And it spreads like a disease from one worker to another. One employee sees a co-worker taking a shortcut and figures, "If he can do it, why can't I?" You can't afford to let complacency take over in your workplace.
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World Cup 2010 ... Italy coach Marcello Lippi is remaining cautious after the draw for the World Cup that put the Azzurri in Group F with Paraguay, New Zealand and Slovakia. ... The defending champions avoided the likes of Portugal and France and will be favoured in all of their games.
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