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The price people pay when they break an agreement in the world is the disintegration of trust in the relationship – an automatic negative consequence.
Genuine humility frees us of the need to protect an image of ourselves or stand above others. It gives us permission instead to accept, embrace, and learn from our limitations.
The reality is that no one is indispensable. Worse, allowing others to become dependent does little more than satisfy a leader’s ego.
…developing an exploratory mindset is so important. You have to be making sure that you’ve got a good view of the landscape, that you are taking calls from recruiters, that you’re exploring other functions, and that you’re generally trying out new things…
Beware of making binding decisions when your energy is down, because you’ll tend to favor options with short-term gains and delayed costs.
When we worry that waiting means we’ve failed, what exactly are we failing at? If you quit something that’s no longer worth pursuing, that’s not a failure. That’s a success.
Most people think that selling is ‘closing.’ It isn’t. Selling is opening.
…the standard ‘waterfall’ development methodology… is completely maladapted for today’s rapidly changing business environment.
If you want to develop people, you must help them discover and build upon their strengths.