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Who have thought it!?

Whatever you think about Arnold Schwarzenegger, politically or as a person, you’ve got to admit he looks like he’s got his finger on the pulse as far as core issues for his constituency - global warming, enagaging with business, health care. And now, in this interview at Fast Company, he shows that he’s very much a Knowledge Worker 2.0! And he understands that for success to be generated by his administration, they need to genreate a whole herd of Purple Cows.

Here are a few quotes to rock your world!

We get a lot more done when we create a great partnership to tackle problems. Whenever government does something alone, inevitably it fails.

You have to get people to participate. That’s important. People get very creative if you include them. There are these very smart people, not only in my state but all over the country, who come in and say, “Hey, guys, I heard that you listen to ideas. I have a great idea.” Now it may be a bogus idea, but it’s worth listening to find out.

[To] move the agenda forward, we say, “How do we make it hip?” rather than “Here’s another government regulation.”

Let’s kick some butt here. That, too, inspires people.

…you should never say, I can’t believe all the obstacles we’re facing.

The bigger the obstacles, the more fun it is for me.

…it’s inspirational to have big goals. You can have a tremendous impact on people’s lives.

…[Greenhouse-gas emissions, universal health care, stem-cell research are] all subjects we’d like to deal with even with the risk involved. Let’s pull them out from under the rug. Let’s have everyone debate. Let’s go create a vision. People say, “You can’t get everything done. There’s no way. It’s just too big. You’re one of these big action guys that likes big things, but everything can’t get done.” Well, so be it. But the only way to know if you can lift 500 pounds is if you put 500 pounds on the bar.

Oh boy! There’s nothing stopping this guy.

If you spot people like this in your business, no matter where they are, open up your mind to them. It’s people like this, the Cubicle Commandos that will make or break the success of your business. Start listening to them now.

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