Quotes

The 5 Levels of Leadership, Page 214

When you believe in people, you motivate them. Few things put wind in another person’s sails like your faith in them.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 214

…when it comes to CEO succession, internal candidates dramatically outperform external candidates. The core reason is knowledge.

Never Eat Alone, Page 214

There’s no better way to learn something, and become an expert at it, than to have to teach it.

Quiet Leadership, Page 214

When it comes to dealing with underperformance, if our commitment is to people’s learning, the more emotional charge there might be, the more essential it is to use a self-directed approach.

The 5 Levels of Leadership, Page 214

When you hold people accountable, you increase their chances for positive results. Why? Because everyone finds focus in goals.

Getting Things Done, Page 214

People often complain about the interruptions that prevent them from doing their work. But interruptions are unavoidable in life.

Getting Things Done, Page 214

If you have established practices for parking still-incomplete items midstream… your focus can shift cleanly from one to the next and back again…

Tiny Habits, Page 214

Since true habits are behaviors we do without thinking, requiring yourself to concentrate can be a good way to stop a habit or reduce its frequency.

HBR Leader’s Handbook, Page 214

Brains that face too many choices and excessive flows of information get tired…

Quit, Page 214

…exploring other opportunities and at least having a start on a backup plan is a cornerstone of making quitting easier.