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King Duncan
... him down, shut him out. You've seen such things happen, haven't you? But John the Baptist was a big man ” big enough to be supportive of someone who might turn out to be his rival. John Sculley, former head of Apple Computer tells about his first encounter with Tom Watson, the man who made IBM into one of the world's great corporations. Sculley left Pepsi Cola to take the presidency of Apple. It was not an easy transition. During a time of tremendous pressure Sculley received an invitation from ...
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Glenn McDonald
... risky venture and lost the company over ten million dollars. He was called into the office of Tom Watson, Sr., the legendary founder and CEO of IBM. The young man knew what was coming, so he cut right to the chase. "I guess you've called me in ... for my resignation. Here it is. I resign." Watson replied, "You must be joking. I just invested ten million dollars educating you. I can't afford your resignation." Is there any prevailing ...
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... clergywoman." "I’m proud of the fact that Presbyterian men and women have had a lot to do with business in this country. A few years back we lost two of our best when Sam Walton, president of Wal-Mart, died in Arkansas and Tom Watson, president of IBM, died in New York City. Both were Presbyterian elders who gave heavily to mission, and we miss them. They join that long list of Presbyterians -- names like Carnegie, all those libraries, and Wanamaker, that wonderful store in Philadelphia, and Flagler, all ...
4. Finishing Strong
Nehemiah 9:38--10:39
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James Merritt
... of making a significant impact on the world around them." [[1]] He found several characteristics, common denominators that were shared by each one of these companies. One of those characteristics was an uncompromising commitment to a set of core values. He quotes Tom Watson, Jr., the former chief executive of IBM about the importance of following a guiding set of principles: "I believe that any organization in order to survive and achieve success must have a sound set of beliefs on which it premises all of ...
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J. Howard Olds
... run all the way through adulthood. There was a triangle set up in this family system. Rebecca sides with Jacob, Isaac sides with Esau. Why don’t the two adults ever talk to one another? The good thing about the Bible is it just tells it like it is. Tom Watson Jr., who for many years was the CEO of IBM writes, I always felt like the black sheep in my family. My brother lived up to what my Dad wanted. I never did. He graduated from Yale, played ball, related to people with the greatest of charm and ease ...
6. God and Hurricanes
Matthew 5:43-48
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David E. Leininger
... huge chunks of coastal Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas...including my little house. Not a happy prospect. As the storm drew nearer, a Sheila Watson of Charleston, SC wrote to friends on the internet with a prayer request: I would ask for prayers from each of you, not ... ."(10) Hallelujah! Amen! 1. Posted by Bass Mitchell, via Ecunet, "Sermonshop 1999 09 21," #17, 9/14/99 2. Sheila Watson, via Ecunet, "Sermonshop 1999 09 21," #42, 9/15/99 3. Ezekiel 13:13 4. Psalm 148:8 5. Genesis 6-9 6. Quoted by ...
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Eric Ritz
... choose the better side. There is a terrible price to be paid when we choose wrongly. Several years after inventing radar, Sir Robert Watson Watt was arrested in Canada for speeding--in a radar trap. Afterwards he wrote this poem: Pity Sir Robert Watson Watt, /strange target of his radar plot, And this, with others I could mention, /A victim of his own invention. We become a ... NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER, 12-10-99, pp. 3-4, PROJECT H.O.M.E.--Broken Lives Are Mended in North Philadelphia Program" by Tom Roberts.
8. Moving On Up
Mark 9:33-37
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King Duncan
... to ask who is the greatest. For example, since this is football season, who is the greater football quarterback, Tom Brady or Peyton Manning? Among golfers you might ask, how would Jack Nicolaus have done against Tiger Woods? To ... --get a reputation for service. When Thomas J. Watson Sr. started IBM, he laid out the three core values of the company. Those values were excellent products and services, excellent customer service, and respect for the individual. Watson wanted IBM to be all about service. Want ...
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King Duncan
... conquer through the power of the Father of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Father of Jesus of Nazareth and your Father and mine as well. 1. Copyright 2000 Reuters Limited. 2. Ada Petrova and Peter Watson, THE DEATH OF HITLER: THE FULL STORY WITH NEW EVIDENCE FROM SECRET RUSSIAN ARCHIVES (New York: W. W. Norton, 1995), p.16. 3. Tom R. Kovach, SATURDAY EVENING POST, May/June 2001, p. 27. 4. OFF CAMERA by Ted Koppel, p. 248. 5. PEOPLE magazine. Cited in Jack Canfield, et. al. CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE COUPLE'S SOUL ...
10. I Can Make It By Myself . . .
1 Corinthians 12:12-31, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11
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King Duncan
... call at two A.M. when you can't quiet your mind, and you need someone to talk to? Why are we afraid to need one another? A little poem says it well: Dick needs Jane and Jack needs Jill and Tom is Jerry's chum. Need we mention Mutt and Jeff and Tweedles Dee and Dum? Sherlock Holmes and Watson were as thick as any thieves, And don't forget that Adam was a bosom friend of Eve's. Like ham and eggs or curds and whey, good friends go well together, They're salt and pepper, fish and chips, and ...
11. The Blind See!
Mark 10:46-52
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King Duncan
... program. Yet Stephen Hawking is today known world-wide for his great intellect. But there are many well-known people who have had to deal with being disadvantaged. Actor Tom Cruise, movie producer Steven Spielberg, and the founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, all had dyslexia. Actress Emma Watson, one of the stars of the Harry Potter movie series, singer Justin Timberlake, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates have ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was paralyzed ...
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