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Atomic Habits, Page 188

The world has changed much in recent years, but human nature has changed little.


Zero to One, Page 188

…we need founders. If anything, we should be more tolerant of founders who seem strange or extreme; we need unusual individuals to lead…


The Messy Middle, Page 188

Strange emotions, reactions, and potentially perilous ideas emerge when you become fixated on a new, shiny competitor on the horizon.


Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 188

…even when bosses can’t stop bad things from happening to people, less damage results when they carefully explain what will happen and why.


HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations, Page 189

Don’t end abruptly after the Q&A… Wrap up the discussion with a brief summary that recaps…


Why Managers Matter, Page 189

Evolutionary anthropology provides evidence that hierarchy is highly useful and has basic survival value.


Zero to One, Page 189

…a great founder can bring out the best work from everybody at his company.


Getting Things Done, Page 189

Making lists, ad hoc, as they occur to you, is one of the most powerful yet subtlest and simplest procedures that you can install in your life.


Start With No, Page 189

No matter how good an appointment or meeting looks or sounds at first blush, it must meet the criteria of validity. If it doesn’t offer the prospect of producing results you can measure, it has to go.


Why Managers Matter, Page 189

…the evidence from so-called primitive cultures seems to point to consent as an important basis of de facto leadership.