Quotes

Getting Things Done, Page 185

There are an infinite number of possible checklists that allow you to have more relaxed control in various situations across your life and work.

A Sense of Urgency, Page 185

With a culture of urgency, people deeply value the capacity to grab new opportunities, avoid new hazards, and continually find ways to win.

The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, Page 185

You have to be willing to take criticism and use it as fuel to make you work harder. To stop receiving criticism is to stop creating.

Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 185

…surviving multiple layoffs wears down people’s psychological defenses, provoking depression, health problems, and thoughts of quitting.

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 185

How customers are treated has a large impact on their willingness to continue doing business with a company; the impact is no smaller on employees and their willingness to perform at high levels.

Give and Take, Page 185

…otherish givers are fortified against burnout: through giving, they build up reserves of happiness and meaning that takers and matchers are less able to access.

HBR Leader’s Handbook, Page 185

Probably the single most important thing for a leader is to have the drive to win and the grit to keep going. – Chris Lischewski

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 185

The multidisciplinary nature of the teams minimizes handoffs and dependencies on other teams, enabling flow, fast feedback, learning, and agility.

Never Split the Difference, Page 185

The art of closing a deal is staying focused to the very end. There are crucial points at the finale when you must draw on your mental discipline.

A Sense of Urgency, Page 185

Make sure success does not undermine urgency and allow the powerful winds of tradition to pull new behaviors back to historical norms.