Quotes

Management, Page 209

…knowledge workers are not programmed by the machine… They largely are in control of their own tasks and must be in control of their own tasks.

The Lean Startup, Page 209

Engines of growth are designed to give startups a relatively small set of metrics on which to focus their energies.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 209

Considering how little we know, the confidence we have in our beliefs is preposterous – and it is also essential.

Start With No, Page 209

Great leaders surround themselves with great blockers who love the game. You can count on this. Prepare for the person in a negotiation who loves the game.

Primal Leadership, Page 209

The invisible threads of a compelling vision weave a tapestry that binds people together more powerfully than any strategic plan.

Getting Things Done, Page 209

One of the best ways to increase your energy is to close some of your loops. So always be sure to have some easy loops to close, right at hand.

Outliers, Page 209

Our ability to succeed at what we do is powerfully bound up with where we’re from…

Management, Page 209

[Knowledge workers], and only they, own and control the most expensive of the means of production – their education – and their most important tool – their knowledge.

Rapt, Page 209

…our customary focus on things temporal and material is the major cause of human misery, because it distracts us from attending to timeless, formless true reality.

The Element, Page 209

…professionals in any field are simply those people who earn their living in that field, while amateurs are people who don’t.