Quotes

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.

Inspired, Page 218

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

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.

Why Managers Matter, Page 218

Successful companies similarly fail because of their past successes, which engineer overconfidence and thus produce hubris as well as complacency.

Average is Over, Page 218

…a lot of the potential gains comer from using the machines to do things that humans cannot much handle or comprehend at all.

Getting Things Done, Page 218

The primary reason to work for this bottom-up direction is that it clears your inner decks to begin with…

Traction, Page 218

The journey of building a great business is not about the destination at all.

Sprint, Page 218

Everybody has a superpower. A unique strength… There’s one skill that you’re especially good at, and you probably feel most productive when you’re doing that one thing.