Quotes

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 233

Slavish adherence to fixed, prescriptive standards does not suit a digital era of fast-paced, complex change.

Hidden Potential, Page 233

The most meaningful growth is not building our careers – it’s building our character.

How, Page 233

With everyone accountable for the team’s success, no one tolerates slacking; the culture becomes self-enforcing and feedback becomes the name of the game.

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 233

…being criticized for who you are rather than for what you did evokes a deep sense of shame and helplessness; it makes a person want to hide, disappear.

The Effective Executive, Page 233

Those who make the most of meetings frequently spend substantially more time preparing for the meeting than in the meeting itself.

Hidden Potential, Page 233

There’s no higher value than aspiring to be better tomorrow than we are today. There’s no greater accomplishment than unleashing our hidden potential.

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 233

…contempt – criticism laced with sarcasm, name calling, and mockery – is one of the strongest signs that a relationship is in free fall.

Focus, Page 233

There’s a floor effect for IQ when everyone in the group…

The Art of the Start 2.0, Page 233

…a new platform is a land grab. If you want lots of followers on it, you have to join before it’s clear that the platform will succeed.

Quit, Page 233

As soon as you set a goal or a target, you put yourself immediately in the losses, at least in relation to your distance from the goal. As soon as you cross the finish line, you are now short of the finish line.