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When we complete an acquisition, we institute financial, operational, and cultural unity as soon as possible. The first step is simple but crucial: Ask questions, and listen closely. The answers often come from the front lines, where employees who have never been asked for their input reveal precisely what’s working and what’s broken. That’s where we start—with respect for the wisdom already within the organization.
How to Make a Few More Billion Dollars
Brad Jacobs
PRINCIPLE 3 Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
PHILOSOPHER: Admitting is a good attitude. But don't forget, it's basically impossible to not get hurt in your relations with other people.
When you enter into interpersonal relationships, it is inevitable that to a greater or lesser extent you will get hurt, and you will hurt someone, too. Adler says, To get rid of one's problems, all one can do is live in the universe all alone.' But one can't do such a thing.