Quotes

The Making of a Manager, Page 203

Executing well means that you pick a reasonable direction, move quickly to learn what works and what doesn’t, and make adjustments to get to your desired outcome.

Hacking Growth, Page 203

The longer you retain customers, the more you can learn about them and their needs and desires, and thus the better you can tailor services and promotions to them…

Bullshit Jobs, Page 203

…value itself is a constant political argument. No one is ever quite sure what it is.

Unapologetically Ambitious, Page 203

…there’s almost nothing you will try in your lifetime that somebody else hasn’t already done.

Why We Buy, Page 203

…Americans like their lines single-file, crisp and fair. Making people guess about where to stand frustrates them. Allowing chaos to reign causes anxiety.

Getting Things Done, Page 203

…positive future thinking is critical and fabulous, but it’s most effectively manifested when it is tied to a confidence of execution in the material world…

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Page 203

Ironically, teams that avoid ideological conflict often do so in order to avoid hurting team members’ feelings, and then end up encouraging dangerous tension.

The Speed of Trust, Page 203

…victimization creates dependency and distrust, accountability creates independency and trust.

The Badass Business Analyst, Page 203

Don’t immediately judge. Wait until you have enough to work with. This goes for judging others and judging yourself.

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 203

It makes intuitive sense and jibes with experience that the estimation error early in a project is larger than the estimation error near the end of a project.