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Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Average -- Seth Godin reminds us that half of any population is below average, and that...
"...It matters because if succeeding in a project requires exceptional effort, you better realize that not just any team member is going to make it work--actually less than half of the pool might."
Unless, of course, your project pool consists of the children of Lake Wobegon, "where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average."
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