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The best ideas occur to us, paradoxically, when we let go of conscious control…

…all of us can find tangible and intangible rewards in self-knowledge and self-control, because if you go on doing what you’ve always done, you’ll go on getting what you’ve always got – which may be less than you want or deserve.

Social scientists are finding that once people are aware of their biases, know how they work, and pay mindful attention to them… they have greater power to control them.

Courageous Leaders are strong because they know they don’t have all the answers and they don’t have total control.

It is the weak leader who takes the expedient route. The ones who think they have all the answers to try to control all the variables.

Forget fatalism. Take control of your own life… Reject the pessimistic view that we are at the mercy of forces beyond our control. Yes, you can do something. You must.

Divided economic control results in split loyalties, and the old rules no longer apply.

Looking for signs a conversation is needed include: silence, avoiding of issues, withdrawing from the conversation, lack of participation, attacking behavior, control issues, physical distractions, and emotional outbursts.

…research indicates that organizational decline is largely self-inflicted, and recovery largely within our own control.

…a breakthrough is about releasing control. It’s about asking others for their ideas. It’s about realizing that you can’t do this alone. It’s about being honest about your insecurities and imperfections.