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USE “AMAZINGLY ZIPPY” WORDS 125<br />

decided that every facet of the company should have some<br />

whimsy associated with it. He started with job titles. Cranium<br />

employees are allowed to make up their own titles. For<br />

example, Tait is not Cranium’s CEO. He is the Grand Poo-Bah.<br />

No kidding. It’s on his business card.<br />

You might think it’s silly, but I’ll tell you that when I first<br />

walked into the company’s Seattle headquarters, I was hit with<br />

a wave of fun, enthusiasm, and engagement the likes of which<br />

I had never seen before and I have never seen since.<br />

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<strong>Jobs</strong> thought the buttons on the Macintosh screen<br />

looked so good that you would want to “lick” them.<br />

That’s confidence.

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