Quotes

First, Break All The Rules, Page 160

By telling you that you can transform nontalents into talents, these less effective managers are not only setting you up to fail, they are intrinsically blaming you for your inevitable failure.

The Other Side of Change, Page 160

…there are some changes that occur for no meaningful reason and offer no lessons – they’re just things that happen.

Emotional Agility, Page 160

…positive fantasies let the fizz out of the bottle, dissipating the energy we need to stay motivated and really follow through.

Slow Productivity, Page 160

When seeking out where you work, be wary of the overly familiar.

The Start-up of You, Page 160

Shared experiences lead to trust, which leads to people’s sharing information and opportunities.

Decisive, Page 160

When people share the worst decisions they’ve made in life, they are often recalling choices made in the grip of visceral emotion: anger, lust, anxiety, greed.

Toxic Positivity, Page 160

The pressure to have it all… keeps us trapped in beautifully decorated cages.

How, Page 160

…trust between companies leads to more trust. It sets off an upward spiral of cooperative, value-creating behaviors.

First, Break All The Rules, Page 160

…great managers are aggressive in trying to identify each person’s talents and to help her cultivate those talents.

Unapologetically Ambitious, Page 160

Sometimes you come upon roadblocks and you just can’t move, so you need to go around them.