The Cost of Playing It Safe

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The Cost of Playing It Safe - Embracing Mediocrity / Escaping Mediocrity by Jim Carroll

Comfort feels good today. It quietly costs you tomorrow. Even the office dog knows it.

Embracing Mediocrity and Escaping Mediocrity are companion books distilling thirty years of insight into what makes innovative teams and leaders work, wrapped around a genuinely funny, and genuinely useful, look at what “playing it safe” actually costs. Available now on Amazon worldwide: mediocrity.jimcarroll.com

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THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO ARE FAST features the best of the insight from Jim Carroll’s blog, in which he
covers issues related to creativity, innovation and future trends.

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Definitions: Core • Deep Dive I • Deep Dive II
Series: 2026 • Megatrends • Forward • Tomorrow