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…when the performance pressure starts heating up and things are on the verge of turning ugly, skilled bosses everywhere find ways to give people a break, or tell a joke, or just make a warm gesture…
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43 |
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…common features of [assholes’] jobs – power, performance pressure, and exhaustion – provoke bosses to leave followers feeling disrespected, emotionally damaged, and de-energized.
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210 |
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Freaking out about time pressure causes people to focus on the task at hand and tune out everything else.
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226 |
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When the top dog can remain calm and civilized – even when the pressure is on and the chips are down – this antidote to asshole poisoning rolls down the hierarchy as bosses and others follow suit.
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232 |
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…the accelerating Digital Revolution started a new, fertile strand of thinking. It has brought with it an unprecedented pressure for transparency.
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057 |
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It’s a big open secret among the vast majority of public-company executives that the theory of shareholder primacy and the pressure Wall Street exerts on them are actually bad for business.
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078 |
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The pressure we all face today to maintain a finite mindset is overwhelming.
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199 |
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…trust is not built by pressure or force, trust is built by acting in a way consistent with one’s values, especially when it’s least expected.
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206 |
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Do not agree just to agree regardless of the pressure being put on you.
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063 |
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Public corporations face incessant pressure from the capital markets to grow as fast as possible, and we cannot deny this fact.
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054 |
