Quotes

Managing Up, Page 197

Feedback is a gift, even when critical. And the proper response to feedback – even critical – is always ‘thank you.’

Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 197

When… it is difficult or impossible to punish employee misdeeds or remove poor performers, imaginative bosses sometimes still find ways to persuade people to change their destructive behavior.

Atomic Habits, Page 197

Habit tracking is powerful because it leverages multiple Laws of Behavior Change. It simultaneously makes a behavior obvious, attractive, and satisfying.

CrazyBusy, Page 197

Hard work can produce great play. At their best, work and play weave together inseparably, each supporting the other.

Give and Take, Page 197

…when we empathize at the bargaining table, focusing on our counterparts’ emotions and feelings puts us at risk of giving away too much.

Managing Up, Page 197

Managing is hard work. Few managers ever get feedback on their managing… everyone appreciates a little professional kind word or compliment now and then.

Atomic Habits, Page 197

Research has shown that people who track their progress on goals… are all more likely to improve than those who don’t.

The Practical Agilist Guidebook, Page 197

Communicating the vision is crucial to the team understanding the why behind the work.

Distracted, Page 197

This physical fusion with the machine empowers us and yet risks narrowing us in ways that may be hard to imagine.

Talent is Overrated, Page 197

…most don’t maintain the intensely focused daily work for the many years necessary to achieve at the highest levels. Whatever they bring into this world, it seems to be a start that shines brilliantly for a time and then usually fades.