Quotes

Unapologetically Ambitious, Page 019

When people compliment you or promote you, they are doing so because you earned it. Take that at face value.

The Inspirational Leader, Page 019

…it takes work to coach, mentor, motivate, and inspire people to produce their very best work. It has nothing to do with using force or manipulation.

First, Break All The Rules, Page 19

…the most valuable aspects of jobs are now… the most essentially human tasks: sensing, judging, creating, and building relationships.

Feel the Fear… and Do It Anyway, Page 19

Pushing through fear is less frightening that living with the underlying fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness.

Transformed, Page 019

If you’re trying to empower your people with a true sense of ownership and push decisions down to the product teams and closer to the users, then you’ll need to make coaching a pillar of what your managers are responsible for.

Traction, Page 19

Above all else, your leaders need to be able to simplify, delegate, predict, systemize, and structure.

Transformed, Page 019

…so many companies talk about the importance of outcomes over output, yet their culture and behaviors consistently prioritize predictability over results.

When, Page 19

…economic rationality is no match for a biological clock forged during a few million years of evolution.

Tiny Habits, Page 19

Behavior happens when motivation, ability, and a prompt converge at the same moment.

Inspired, Page 19

…at least half the ideas on your roadmap are not going to deliver what you hope.