Quotes

Grit, Page 215

When our parents are loving, respectful, and demanding, we not only follow their example, we revere it.

Measure What Matters, Page 215

Peak performance is the product of collaboration and accountability.

Denial, Page 215

…you have to be able to see clearly what is in front of you and not allow yourself to be blinded by theory.

Bullshit Jobs, Page 215

There seems to be a broad consensus not so much even that work is good but that not working is very bad; that anyone who is not slaving away harder than he’d like at something he doesn’t especially enjoy is a bad person…

Pour Your Heart Into It, Page 215

…we’re seldom motivated to seek self-renewal when we’re successful.

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Page 215

…smart managers need to shed the overconfident bias that they know as much as their employees know in specific areas.

No Hard Feelings, Page 215

Managing your feelings is as important as managing your reports; when you consider a throwaway comment or a momentary bad mood can ruin someone’s day.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Page 215

By shifting rewards away from individual performance to team achievement, the team can create a culture of accountability.

Denial, Page 215

Most of us cleave to the conventional even when it is wrong.

Pour Your Heart Into It, Page 215

Nothing can stay the same forever, in business or in life, and counting on the status quo can only lead to grief.