Quotes

Average is Over, Page 230

The wealthy class will be increasingly self-motivated, will be larger over time, and… will have increasing influence.

Thanks for the Feedback, Page 230

Oh, this isn’t just a regular conversation. I might be receiving feedback. I’d better get into my receiving-feedback mindset.

Decisive, Page 230

Boundaries are necessary because of people’s tendency to escalate their commitment to their choices.

Average is Over, Page 230

The measure of self-motivation in a young person will be the best way to predict upward mobility.

The Lean Startup, Page 230

At the root of every seemingly technical problem is a human problem.

Leaders Eat Last, Page 230

…every leader of every organization [must] do the little things necessary to protect their people. But first, they have to admit that they are at the root of the problem.

Dare to Forgive, Page 230

To do what is right, we often need not to do what we naturally want to do. Never is this truer than when we seek revenge.

Lean Thinking, Page 230

Certainly, a management determined to go faster can go faster…

How, Page 230

If individuals, inspired by the core values of the group, are to be truly trusted to self-govern then they must have free and unfettered access to the information they need to make sound and reasonable judgments.

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 230

When we explain our own behavior, self-justification allows us to flatter ourselves: We give ourselves credit for our good actions but let the situation excuse the bad ones.