Quotes

Pour Your Heart Into It, Page 153

Strong, creative people are a lot more stimulating to be around that yes-men.

Never Eat Alone, Page 153

If we address someone with the wrong style, the window may close shut with nothing revealed. No connection is made.

The Lean Startup, Page 153

…the living dead. It happens when a company has achieved a modicum of success – just enough to stay alive – but is not living up to the expectations of its founders and investors.

It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work, Page 153

Good decisions don’t so much need consensus as they need commitment.

Stumbling on Happiness, Page 153

The fact is that negative events do affect us, but they generally don’t affect us as much or for as along as we expect them to.

Never Split the Difference, Page 153

Regardless of what language the word ‘why’ is translated into, it’s accusatory. There are very rare moments when this is to your advantage.

Playing Big, Page 153

…brilliant women feature others’ ideas to sidestep claiming their own thought leadership.

Only the Paranoid Survive, Page 153

…to lead your organization out of the resulting ambiguity [of a strategic inflection point] and to energize your staff toward a new direction, you must rein in chaos.

Hidden Potential, Page 153

Good systems provide the opportunity for people to travel great distances.

The Lean Startup, Page 153

The more money, time, and creative energy that has been sunk into an idea, the harder it is to pivot.