Quotes

HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations, Page 188

Don’t fake an answer. Ever. Your audience will see right through it.

Fierce Conversations, Page 188

Everything each of us says leaves an emotional wake. Positive or negative. Our individual wakes are larger than we know.

Rules of Estrangement, Page 188

So many relationships – especially with family – end because of a misguided notion about the importance of expressing everything you think or feel.

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.

How Big Things Get Done, Page 188

…forget about forecasting risk; go directly to mitigation by spotting and eliminating dangers.

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.