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Although people at work derive pleasure from association with others… their greatest satisfaction comes from interacting as a team on the job in the service of common business goals.

The foundation for success is that both parties trust that they share common goals.

The goal of a startup is to figure out the right thing to build – the thing customers want and will pay for – as quickly as possible.

…successful givers are every bit as ambitious as takers and matchers. They simply have a different way of pursuing their goals.

As takers gain power, they pay less attention to how they’re perceived by those below and next to them; they feel entitled to pursue self-serving goals and claim as much value as they can.

Happiness can lead people to experience intense effort and long hours as less unpleasant and more enjoyable, set more challenging goals, and think more quickly, flexibly, and broadly about problems.

Being part of a group with shared interests, identities, goals, values, skills, characteristics, or experiences gives us a sense of connection and belonging.

It is in the interest of any human group to have its members working together toward the achievement of common goals.

Your goal should reflect your team’s principles and aspirations. Don’t worry about overreaching.

…we shouldn’t be embarrassed to have ambitious goals at work. Each of us has only so much time in a day, in a year, and in our lives.