"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."
GEORGE S. PATTON
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“Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their ingenuity.”
GENERAL GEORGE PATTON
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- Specific events. Their usefulness is limited to particular events that will not be repeated in the exact same way. What did this person do right, or wrong? What ideas worked? What strategies failed?
- Broad behaviours that repeatedly surfac...
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