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CrazyBusy, Page 208
As much as you possibly can, live your life. Don’t live a life of trying to please everyone else first and you last.
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Page 208
Like a vortex, small gaps between executives high up in an organization become major discrepancies by the time they reach employees below.
When, Page 208
E-mail response time it the single best predictor of whether employees are satisfied with their boss… The longer it takes for a boss to respond to their e-mails, the less satisfied people are with their leader.
Dare to Forgive, Page 208
…the people who are the healthiest and happiest resort to the mature defenses in dealing with stress.
Give and Take, Page 208
Givers, particularly agreeable ones, often overestimate the degree to which assertiveness might be off-putting to others.
Start With No, Page 208
…be ready for unearthing multiple decision makers, and be able and willing to negotiate with each and every one of them.
Influence, Page 208
…we are trained from birth to believe that obedience to proper authority is right and disobedience is wrong.
When, Page 208
One way that groups cohere is through storytelling. But the stories your group tells should not only be tales of triumph. Stories of failure and vulnerability also foster a sense of belongingness.
Denial, Page 208
A leader has to be profoundly committed to the truth to ferret out the facts that he or she must look in the face to make informed decisions. Such leaders are all too rare.
Decisive, Page 208
Just assume that you’re being overconfident and give yourself a healthy margin of error.