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Overwhelmed, Page 240

…in Italy… long, lazy days away from the office [are] embraced as part of il dolce far niente – the sweetness of doing nothing.


The Effective Executive, Page 240

…the most effective people find the patterns within the chaos.


Hacking Growth, Page 240

The key to making good additions [to your product] is to focus intensely on offering customers the benefits they find most valuable and are willing to pay for, not just bolting on more choices…


Start With No, Page 240

If your high-tech presentation isn’t addressed to your adversary’s vision and pain, you’re wasting your gigabytes.


Management, Page 240

…there are few things quite as dangerous as an organization in which promotions are so rapid as to become the accepted reward for doing a decent job.


Management, Page 240

A company that is expanding rapidly is well-advised to bring into important positions a few seasoned and older outsiders who have made a career elsewhere.


Think Again, Page 240

Our happiness often depends more on what we do than where we are. It’s our actions – not our surroundings – that bring us meaning and belonging.


Management, Page 240

…jobs and a job structure focused on rapid promotion are to be avoided… they result in an unbalanced age structure.


Think Again, Page 240

By investing in learning and problem solving, we can develop our passions – and build the skills necessary to do the work and lead the lives we find worthwhile.


The 5 Levels of Leadership, Page 240

Any time a leader begins to believe his own press, he’s in trouble.