Like Venters, Kristi Blicharski, a Los Angeles-based empowerment coach and business strategist, thinks it's important to encourage the uniqueness of others without judgment because it emboldens both confidence and creativity.

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It takes focus, hard work, understanding of individual and group dynamics and leadership, as well as a passion for the product, not to mention the creativity and confidence to push a great product out into the world.

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Importantly also for London, Wiggins' triumph provided a sporting counterpoint as memorable as Danny Boyle's opening ceremony, which had celebrated homegrown diversity, creativity and self-confidence with an intelligence, irreverence and humanity that set a distinctly British tone in contrast to the shock-and-awe spectacular of Beijing four years ago.

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However, despite confidence across the board that Cook will keep Apple moving forward, there are concerns he lacks the creativity and vision that Jobs had.

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