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Humans don’t merely find ways to act unnaturally. They find ways to enjoy activities that aren’t inherently enjoyable.

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Whenever others cause us inconvenience or pain, we have a natural tendency to suspect they have selfish motives coupled with malicious intentions.

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Changing one’s mind about human nature is hard work, and changing one’s mind for the worse about oneself is even harder.

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IT products should be continually refactored so they are always up to date. Systems naturally entropy if left untouched. The weeds grow.

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The multidisciplinary nature of the teams minimizes handoffs and dependencies on other teams, enabling flow, fast feedback, learning, and agility.

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Find your natural advantages, and you are more likely to thrive…

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…it’s human nature to want to put as positive a spin as possible on who we are, at least in terms of how we present ourselves to the outside world.

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…it is human nature to revert to established habits in times of stress.

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Remember, it’s much easier to go with human nature than it is to fight it, so removing temptation is the best solution.

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The change agent and all of the senior managers in your firm must master [lean] themselves to a point where lean thinking becomes second nature.

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