{"id":754,"date":"2009-03-23T10:14:35","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T09:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progmanager.wordpress.com\/?p=754"},"modified":"2009-03-23T10:14:35","modified_gmt":"2009-03-23T09:14:35","slug":"mini-me-or-maxi-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2009\/03\/23\/mini-me-or-maxi-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Mini Me or Maxi You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-755\" title=\"mini-me\" src=\"http:\/\/progmanager.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/mini-me.jpg\" alt=\"mini-me\" width=\"103\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>When you teach, coach and instill a new way of thinking into every employee in your company, so that when employees are faced with any decision, they would do whatever YOU would do as the business owner or leader, you very quickly create a company which stands out in its market place as one which is attentive, alert and focused on its customers needs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;\">Richard Parkes Cordock<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Richard Parkes Cordock produces great advice for managers and entrepreneurs.\u00a0 I am an especially big fan of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.millionairemba.com\/index.html\">Millionaire MBA<\/a> programme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">However I think he has got this bit wrong.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">I want to employ people:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>who can do things that I can&#8217;t do,<\/li>\n<li>who can see choices that I can&#8217;t see,<\/li>\n<li>who act from their own unique perspective to take the action that they believe will be best for them and the business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">Success depends on diversity not a monoculture of mini mes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; 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