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Getting Things Done, Page 246
…when you really take on the responsibility to capture and track what’s on your mind, you’ll think twice about making commitments internally that you don’t really need or want to make.
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 246
Risky as it sometimes feels, we typically feel better about ourselves when we’re serving something beyond our self-interest.
Courage is Calling, Page 246
When we decline to get involved, to risk ourselves or our reputations, we have to understand that it is not just our own careers or life at stake.
Lost and Founder, Page 246
When we’re freed from the mythology that we control outcomes and asked instead to concentrate on behaviors, we have a powerful tool to fight against negativity and anxiety.
The Rock Crusher, Page 246
Coordination delays will rapidly negate the potential additional productivity of adding more individuals.
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 246
Reciprocity, like generosity, ultimately serves our survival better than selfishness. It builds trust, deepens relationships, and reinforces values that serve the greater good.
The Rock Crusher, Page 246
Brooks’ Law has not changed: Adding people to a late project will only make it later.
The Lean Startup, Page 246
One thing that is nice about NPS (Net Promoter Score) is that it is very stable over time. Since it is measuring customer satisfaction, it is not subject to minor fluctuations…
Pour Your Heart Into It, Page 246
…if you can control your own distribution, you will not find yourself at the mercy of a retailer who may or may not understand your product.
Quit, Page 246
We need to start thinking about waste as a forward-looking problem, not a backward-looking one. That means realizing that spending another minute or another dollar or another bit of effort on something that is no longer worthwhile is the real waste.