Quotes

Give and Take, Page 235

“Legitimizing small contributions draws in takers, making it difficult and embarrassing for them to say no, without dramatically reducing the amount donated by givers.”

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 235

Analytics are critical for any product team to fully understand how their customers are using the product.

Distracted, Page 235

In attention, we find the powers of selection and focus we so badly need in order to carve knowledge from the vast, shifting, and ebbing oceans of information that surround us.

Quit, Page 235

Exacerbating the pass-fail problem is that once we establish a goal, we rarely revisit it. Goals tend to be set-it-and-forget-it. The finish line doesn’t move.

Think Again, Page 235

Deciding to leave a current career path is often easier than identifying a new one.

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 235

To paraphrase Peter Drucker, you can’t manage what you can’t measure.

Distracted, Page 235

From attention, we glean the will and the tenacity to create lives of meaning and culture marked by reason and vision.

Management, Page 235

Managers are the most expensive resource in most organizations – and the one that depreciates the fastest and needs the most constant replenishment.

Emotional Intelligence 2.0, Page 235

CEOs, on average, have the lowest EQ scores in the workplace.

Emotional Intelligence 2.0, Page 236

…among executives, those will the highest EQ scores are the best performers.