Quotes

Fierce Conversations, Page 218

…the best leaders talk with people, not at them.

Tiny Habits, Page 218

People are often conflicted about stopping a habit. Part of them wants to stop but another part doesn’t.

Lost and Founder, Page 218

A path for ICs [individual contributors] to progress means you get the best people in the right roles with the ability to advance their careers and their pay.

Inspired, Page 218

If you find your customers using your product in ways you didn’t predict, this is potentially very valuable information.

Toxic Positivity, Page 218

If you didn’t experience sadness, you wouldn’t know what was important to you. If you didn’t complain, nothing would ever get fixed.

Why Managers Matter, Page 218

…research suggests that innovativeness declines because of top managers’ cognitive blinders, which make them miss threats in the environment.

Deep Work, Page 218

…if you not only eliminate shallow work, but also replace this recovered time with more of the deep alternative… [the business] can become more successful.

Lost and Founder, Page 218

Forcing management to be the only way up will cost you talent in places you need it, and worse, install the wrong people in those roles, harming everyone on the team.

The 5 Levels of Leadership, Page 218

Every time you develop people and help them become leaders, you not only gain their ability and put their horsepower to use in the organization, but you also engage the abilities of everyone they lead.

Toxic Positivity, Page 218

Talking about real things is hard. Sometimes it feels really negative. But there’s also a lot of healing, progress, and understanding being developed in those moments.