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Subject:Re: Time Standards on Contractors From:Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Thu, 01 Jan 1998 10:31:49 -0800
"Robert J. Opitz" <opitz -at- scientist -dot- com> wrote:
>To which Andrew Plato <intrepid_es -at- yahoo -dot- com> replied:
>
> Yes, if you focus 100% on meeting the client's needs and 0% on
meeting your
> personal needs.
>
>Andrew, maybe I'm a little thick, but could you explain how
completely sacrificing
>yourself is a win-win situation?
I suspect he means: concentrate on the immediate needs of the
job, and leave your ego and preconceptions out of it.
--
Bruce Byfield, Outlaw Communications
Vancouver, BC, Canada
bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com (604.421.7189)
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Over the hills and far away."
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