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" Just because something's been good in the past doesn't mean it will continue to be good. "

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" If I have a really bad cook or a bad manager or bad sous-chef, I previously would have fired them or lost my temper. But now I realize that if I'm so right, then I should be able to communicate it so clearly that they get it. "

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