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The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 237

…a CEO can most accurately be measured by the speed and quality of [their] decisions. Great decisions come from CEOs who display an elite mixture of intelligence, logic, and courage.


Predictably Irrational, Page 237

…people are sometimes willing to sacrifice the pleasure they get from a particular consumption experience in order to project a certain image to others.


The Rare Find, Page 237

Transcripts, credentials, and job history still matter, but they aren’t the whole show anymore.


Overwhelmed, Page 237

…scholars say women taking time for themselves, deliberately choosing leisure without children or family, is nothing less than a courageous – subversive, almost – act of resistance.


The Practical Agilist Guidebook, Page 237

Whatever we put on the roadmap should be expressed as an outcome or a feature or capability that might be implemented in different ways.


The Rare Find, Page 237

Rather than insisting on perfect pedigrees, make room for at least a few offbeat candidates who have shown great hunger for success in unexpected arenas.


Blink, Page 237

Our unconscious thinking is, in one critical respect, no different from our conscious thinking: in both; we are able to develop our rapid decision making with training and experience.


Never Eat Alone, Page 237

…content. Once you have it, you can begin to mold it in a way that will capture attention. You need to impart a sense of urgency and make the message timely.


The Rare Find, Page 237

Being willing to see people’s potential is especially important in smaller, scrappier organizations.


The Rare Find, Page 237

If you can’t outspend your bigger competitors, it’s all the more important to outsmart them. Spotting promise is the great equalizer.