Nigel Cumberland Quotes

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We live in a world of teams made up of all kinds of people. We see this every day on TV, in newspapers and on the web – it might news about a winning sports team, a company's leadership team who have succeeded in buying another company or it might be a about a group of homeowners who have won a battle against a big developer.

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Yes, first impressions do count but every single impression counts. You cannot fake being positive, but you can practise and teach yourself to appear and act in a positive manner.

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Mastering and navigating around office politics is never easy and there are times when you may simply be on the receiving end of some negative gossip or rumours.

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If graduates do not get relevant experience in their field of study after graduation, they will forget what they learned and, in a few years, their knowledge may be completely lost,

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Any team, consciously or unconsciously, agrees a set of understandings around which all of their thinking and activities are organized. This is your team's culture.

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Saying 'I don't know' takes guts but it's an immensely positive reaction and a clear sign that you don't take yourself too seriously.

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If you need to get upset or angry with someone, do so in a very conscious way so that you don't lose control or react without thinking. You cannot spend your life apologizing for having lost control of your emotions.

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Success is the accomplishment of any number of possible aims, dreams, aspirations or goals. It's very personal and unique to you. Your greatest desire could be someone else's idea of hell; you might want to be an award-winning chef while your best friend hates cooking.

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The new disease of our age is being OK doing everything at exactly the same time.

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Start each day badly and you wave success goodbye. How you start anything plays a key part in how successful you will be. This is true for how you begin each day. Everyone knows the adage about 'getting out of bed on the wrong side' – it may not be literally true but metaphorically it is 100-per-cent correct.

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Do not become someone who regrets leaving a job or resigning from a company when with hindsight you realize you should have stayed longer and stuck it out.

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Leading a group of people in a team involves so many variables including each team member's personality, expectations, experience and ambitions. Putting a group of people together can produce all kinds of outcomes – sometimes negative...The role of a team leader or manager is to minimize any potential negative outcomes while maximizing the positive potential of the team.

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If you don't know where you are heading, no employer is going to hire you to give you a lift to 'Don't know where land'!

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