I speak of peace, while covert enmity under the smile of safety wounds the world
Developing an explicit decision-making process upfront for how you will make that decision will help alleviate conflict and gridlock when you actually need to decide.
Many Westerners see follow-through and reliability as the most critical factor in how they calculate the trustworthiness of another individual. In some other cultures, who you know and how you're related to other individuals is the most important variable. And for others, it may be as much about your reputation and what others have said about you.
Culturally intelligent leaders will not assume they know what will build trust with clients or staff. Instead, they'll discover what's most important for communicating and building trust.
Trust is consistently seen as a make or break component of innovation - particularly because the freedom to fail is an important part of innovation.
Natural light consistently fosters innovation, as does the avoidance of disturbances from noise and extreme temperatures.
Nature is good for all of us. When we're exposed to trees and other natural settings - even within the city, it fosters creativity.
Every returning New Yorker asks the question: Is this still my city? I have a ready answer, cloaked in obstinate despair: It is. And if it's not, I will love it all the more. I will love it to the point where it becomes mine again.
Accident is simply unforeseen order.
Miracles are great, but they're so damn unpredictable.
When one studies strongly radioactive substances special precautions must be taken if one wishes to be able to take delicate measurements. The various objects used in a chemical laboratory and those used in a chemical laboratory, and those which serve for experiments in physics, become radioactive in a short time and act upon photographic plates through black paper. Dust, the air of the room, and one's clothes all become radioactive.