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Leading the Unleadable, Page 185

…it is your job to grow the talent of each individual whom you lead.


Emotional Agility, Page 185

The most agile and adaptive response to an unattainable goal is goal adjustment, which entails both disengaging… and then re-engaging in an alternative.


The Rare Find, Page 185

If top performers don’t feel tied into the organization that hires them, all their marvelous potential may be useless.


What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Page 185

Successful people have a glaring tendency to overcommit.


Leading the Unleadable, Page 185

…if I ask a leader to deliver a project with a key set of attributes by a specific date and that leader doesn’t challenge me, that leader has made a commitment.


Traction, Page 185

When you have no real way to pinpoint what to improve upon, you aren’t going to get better.


The Rare Find, Page 185

No matter how brightly a star might shine before a hiring decision is made, everything can blow up once a contract is signed.


What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Page 185

Successful people hate being wrong even more than they like being right. This can easily turn into paralysis…


Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age, Page 185

Many fail because they begin and end at the transaction, embracing only part of the full commercial relationship with the customer – a relationship that begins well before the sale and continues well after the first transaction.


Flawless Consulting, Page 185

Technical solutions fare poorly where improvement is dependent on a change in culture, traditional norms, or a shift in people’s habits.