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James Dyson: The Ever-Tinkering Engineer

Success

When SUCCESS first met Dyson, it was early 2013 at the launch of his hybrid Airblade motion-activated hand-dryer and faucet. He politely answered questions about his startup years and tough business decisions (in 2002, he moved production of his machines from Malmesbury, a small town in England, to Malaysia; more on this later).

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How to Survive a Recession, According to a 91-Year-Old Business

Success

His daughter, Sarah, is manager and vice president. A fire in the restaurant’s kitchen in April 2002 forced the owners to scramble to become operational again before the summer rush. They weren’t doing hardly any business.”

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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

Office Dynamics

In 2002, they discussed Becoming a World Class Assistant hosted by Catepillar Inc. If you package yourself to manage the impression you want to make on others, then their positive reinforcement will, in time, make you the person you want to be.” And that brought us up to the present, 2013. In 2006, Get Motivated!

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