Quotes

Fierce Conversations, Page 212

Pay attention. We show one another who we are every minute of every day.

Lost and Founder, Page 212

…people management and IC [individual contributor] work are two fundamentally different things whose overlap is neither obvious nor consistent.

The Practical Agilist Guidebook, Page 212

The smartest thing senior leaders can do is make sure they have the right people in the position of Product Owner, provide them in-depth training, and set them up to succeed by gradually giving them more and more autonomy…

How, Page 212

By designing in quality at every stage of a business process, enterprises of all types… wring inefficiencies from their systems and greatly improve productivity.

Sprint, Page 212

To understand what the customer thinks, you have to be careful not to ask leading questions.

HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations, Page 212

The currency of social media is reciprocity: If you don’t spread the ideas of others, yours probably won’t get anywhere.

Deep Work, Page 212

…when it comes to relaxation, don’t default to whatever catches your attention… but instead dedicate some advance thinking to… how you want to spend your [day]…

Willpower, Page 212

…much of self-control is about integrating behavior over time – passing up immediate gratification for future benefits…

Courage is Calling, Page 212

Few leaders are every perfectly in sync with their times -they’re usually ahead of them. Which is going to mean looking around and finding that they stand alone.

The Speed of Trust, Page 212

…Listen First means to listen with more than your ears; it means to also listen with your eyes and your heart.