Greg Smith
Greg Smith
NBA player most famous as a member of the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. He was previously named WAC Freshman of the Year for the 2009-10 season at Fresno State University.
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth8 January 1991
CityVallejo, CA
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I knew it was time to leave when I realized I could no longer look students in the eye and tell them what a great place this was to work.
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Getting an unsophisticated client was the golden prize. The quickest way to make money on Wall Street is to take the most sophisticated product and try to sell it to the least sophisticated client.
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If clients don’t trust you they will eventually stop doing business with you. It doesn’t matter how smart you are.
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It makes me ill how callously people talk about ripping their clients off I don’t know of any illegal behavior, but will people push the envelope and pitch lucrative and complicated products to clients even if they are not the simplest investments or the ones most directly aligned with the client’s goals? Absolutely. Every day, in fact.
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Leadership used to be about ideas, setting an example and doing the right thing. Today, if you make enough money for the firm (and are not currently an ax murderer) you will be promoted into a position of influence.
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The true nature of mankind comes down to a simple question: 'Do we teach children how to be good or how to be bad?'
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Change is eminent, control is an illusion, but dreams are eternal. Believe in your dreams!
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Before you can ever inspire, motivate, or influence, you must connect first.
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Interviewing and resumes are becoming less reliable. Job skills are important, but behavior, attitudes and personality play a larger role in creating a productive work environment. These traits can easily be measured by assessments. If you hire a person with negative personality traits, then that person drives off good people and lowers productivity.
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The last game against them, he was in foul trouble. He had a very poor game. He wanted to make a statement against them tonight. He's been up and down and gets in foul troubles. It's a big game, a spotlight game for him. We told him to dominate.