Quotes

Influence, Page 156

Experiments show that the use of fabricated merriment leads audiences to laugh more frequently and longer, as well as to rate humorous material funnier.

Primal Leadership, Page 156

Improving an emotional intelligence competence takes months, rather than days…

Working Identity, Page 156

One of the central identity problems that has to be worked out during a career transition is deciding on the story that links the old and new self.

Focus, Page 156

Education upgrades mental models. Helping students master the cognitive maps… means these insights will become part of their decision rules in adulthood.

Traction, Page 156

Your people doing things because they’ve always done them that way is not good enough. With the opportunity to build a well-oiled machine, you must now be able to show them a better way.

Good to Great, Page 156

Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure.

It’s the Manager, Page 156

…you need great managers who can inspire engagement and productivity while maintaining clear expectations, ongoing coaching and accountability for all employees.

Atomic Habits, Page 156

Whenever you organize a space for its intended purpose, you are priming it to make the next action easy.

High Performance Habits, Page 156

If you can stoke the necessity to be your best in order to help others, you’ll hit high performance faster and stay there longer.

On Becoming a Leader, Page 156

…if there is anything that undermines trust, it is the feeling that the people at the top lack integrity, are without a solid sense of ethics.