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Management, Page 503

Accept it – different people need to be informed differently. And if you don’t adjust yourself to the way each of your bosses gets the message, you’ll be ineffectual.


Management, Page 523

It is time to give up thinking of jobs or career paths as we once did and to think in terms of taking on assignments and acquiring competencies one after the other.


Management, Page 525

In knowledge work, power comes from transmitting information to make it productive, not from hiding it.


Leading the Unleadable, Page

The exceptional leader will face the problem fearlessly, directly, and quickly with the skill to transform the difficult people into the tremendous…


A World Without Email, Page

The Hyperactive Hive Mind: A workflow centered around ongoing conversation fueled by unstructured and unscheduled messages delivered through digital communication tools…


Off Balance, Page

It is impossible to completely separate the personal from the professional; they are deeply intertwined.


Leading the Unleadable, Page

…exceptional managers know that with great aspirations can come great difficulties.


A World Without Email, Page

…context switches, even if brief, introduce a heavy cost in terms of mental energy – reducing cognitive performance and creating a sense of exhaustion…


Off Balance, Page

People want to live deeply satisfying lives both personally and professionally.


On Becoming a Leader, Page

…leaders who want their organizations to succeed will once again have to reward, even cosset, those employees who have the best ideas.