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| | Think Straight - Activity Based Management Article |
 | | Webster's Dictionary defines "straight" as "not crooked, upright, accurate, a strict following of principles, outspoken, frank, without deviation." Until a year ago, Enron accountants and auditors were offended when they were called straight, i.e. |
 | | I definitely learned that it's a lot more exciting and beneficial to shoot straight at a perfect goal than bend rules to achieve a selfish, short-term goal rooted in greed, deception and unethical practices. |
 | | As one of my heroes, Steve Allen, said, "It is important to understand the distinction between an erroneous assumption and a stupid mistake." (4) Ignorance of the speed limit never got me out of a speeding ticket. |
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