Nigel Cumberland on Knowledge
Browse 8 quotations attributed to Nigel Cumberland, catalogued under knowledge, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Nigel Cumberland, entry #153358: "If you don’t know where you are heading, no employer is going to hire you to give you a lift to ‘Don’t know where land’!"
Attributed to Nigel Cumberland, entry #58840: "Saying ‘I don’t know’ takes guts but it’s an immensely positive reaction and a clear sign that you don’t take yourself too seriously."
8 Quotes by Nigel Cumberland on Knowledge
"If you don’t know where you are heading, no employer is going to hire you to give you a lift to ‘Don’t know where land’!"
"Saying ‘I don’t know’ takes guts but it’s an immensely positive reaction and a clear sign that you don’t take yourself too seriously."
"Rather than let the rejections deter you from your objectives, simply aim to learn what the rejections teach you."
"Knowing ourselves is one of the most important skills that we must possess if we hope to improve how we work and interact with others."
"If graduates do not get relevant experience in their field of study after graduation, they will forget what they learned and, in a few years, their knowledge may be completely lost,"
"The best way to learn something is from experience – to actually try doing the task or activity. Great learnings can come when you face challenge and difficulty and when you might not succeed."
"Today knowledge and human capital are becoming an organisation’s key resources, and the ability to find, attract and retain talent has become an essential skill that any successful organization must embrace."
"Too many teams are dysfunctional and are plagued with poor communication, lack of direction, selfishness and little sharing – they are teams only in name. To create a high performing team the key is to align all members of your team so that each member is moving in the same direction and understands their role and contribution. A good analogy is to think of a team of rowers where if the each rower is not totally aligned with all the other rowers the boat might go around in circles or even capsize."