Quotes

Getting Things Done, Page 195

You’re going to have to learn to say no – faster, and to more things – in order stay afloat and comfortable.

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Page 195

Once you see the beauty of measuring the soft values in your life, other variables kick in, such as the fact that setting numerical targets makes you more likely to achieve them.

Good to Great, Page 195

Enduring great companies preserve their core values and purpose while their business strategies and operating practices endlessly adapt to a changing world.

Hooked, Page 196

As a best practice, use cohort analysis to measure changes in user behavior through future product iterations.

Hidden Potential, Page 196

Weak leaders silence voice and shoot the messenger. Strong leaders welcome voice and thank the messenger. Great leaders build systems to amplify voice and elevate the messenger.

Unapologetically Ambitious, Page 196

…mentorship isn’t to serve someone more successful than yourself; it’s to ask them to serve you, in their own way.

How, Page 196

Great companies and leaders today know that their reputational capital is as valuable to their success as their physical capital.

The Rock Crusher, Page 196

…the point of agile is to be responsive, not random. Randomness breaks flow.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Page 196

…it is only when team members are truly comfortable being exposed to one another that they begin to act without concern for protecting themselves.

The Lean Startup, Page 196

Small batches pose a challenge to managers steeped in traditional notions of productivity and progress, because they believe that functional specialization is more efficient for expert workers.