Quotes

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 168

Because the impact of bad is stronger than good, the first rule for an effective leader is simply to avoid devaluing emotions: anger, intimidation, disparagement, and shame.

The Speed of Trust, Page 168

…speak about others as if they were present.

Getting Things Done, Page 168

…you don’t want to use support materials as your primary reminders of what to do – that should be relegated to your action lists.

Brain Rules, Page 168

…reading is a relatively slow way to put information into the brain.

The Effective Manager, Page 168

There’s no way you’re ever going to be 100% percent efficient. The in-between spaces represent our natural inefficiencies.

Average is Over, Page 168

…machines are getting better education, more rapidly and more cheaply, than are their human teammates… That’s the root of the problem for a lot of workers.

The Art of Possibility, Page 168

A vision is a powerful framework to take the operations of an organization of any size from the downward spiral into the arena of possibility.

The Coaching Habit, Page 168

What gets us into trouble is how quickly we commit, without fully understanding what we’re getting ourselves into or even why we’re being asked.

Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 168

Sometimes… a boss can avoid open disobedience by simply ignoring a superior’s idiocy and just doing what is best.

A World Without Email, Page 168

There is a limit to how many [task] boards you can manage before the upkeep becomes too arduous.