Quotes

On Becoming a Leader, Page 194

Leaders have that sense of where the culture is going to be, where the organization must be if it is to grow. If the don’t have it as they start, they do when they arrive.

The Element, Page 194

…if you can see the chances of making a dream come true, you can also likely see the necessary next steps you need to take toward achieving it.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 194

If you want those in your charge to be effective at delaying gratification and focusing their attention effectively, it goes a long way to make them feel aared for and secure.

Talent is Overrated, Page 194

…executives mustn’t complain when their company’s ideas are no better than the competition’s. Nor should they claim to be mystified when employees lack passion and engagement.

The Infinite Game, Page 194

At some point, every single organization will need to make a Flex.

Blink, Page 194

Perhaps the most common – and the most important – forms of rapid cognition are the judgments we make and the impressions we form of other people.

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 194

The bureaucrat might be defined as one so obsessed with her organization’s rules that she forgets its purpose.

The Rare Find, Page 194

The hard-nosed leadership program pinpoints candidates with the talent, skill – and adaptability – to make the jump.

ReWork, Page 194

Marketing isn’t just a few individuals. It’s the sum total of everything you do.

Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 194

…when bosses lack compassion, employees even the score.