We have been highlighting John Templeton’s theory of “Investing the Extra Ounce,” found in his book The Templeton Plan. He summarizes the lessons in the chapter with these three points of advice: 1. To be outstandingly successful you must work just a little harder than those who are moderately successful. Learn to give one extra [...]
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Three Lessons in Giving the Extra Ounce
Posted in Business, Philosophy, Templeton Plan on September 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Praise in the Workplace
Posted in Business, Philosophy, Templeton Plan on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We have been highlighting John Templeton’s theory of “Investing the Extra Ounce,” found in his book The Templeton Plan. While much of Templeton’s advice in this book relates to personal success, he touches on management philosophies in this chapter and discusses the importance of praising employees for their hard work which, in his perspective, will [...]
Always Underestimate What You Can Accomplish
Posted in Business, Philosophy, Templeton Plan on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the spirit of this time of year, when summer vacations wrap up with children and young adults heading back to school and working adults refocusing their energies on professional tasks, we wanted to share a very applicable piece of advice from John Templeton as highlighted in The Templeton Plan. Step 11, Giving the Extra Ounce, explains the [...]
Giving the Extra Ounce
Posted in Business, Philosophy, Templeton Plan on September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the spirit of this time of year, when summer vacations wrap up with children and young adults heading back to school and working adults refocusing their energies on professional tasks, we wanted to share a very applicable piece of advice from John Templeton as highlighted in The Templeton Plan. Step 11, Giving the Extra Ounce, explains the [...]
