Quotes

Hacking Growth, Page 263

…today’s hypercompetitive business environment assures that if you stall, you will fall.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 264

The most universally despised of all qualities among leaders is egocentricity – selfishness and self-absorption.

Grit, Page 264

Success is never final; failure is never fatal. It’s courage that counts.

Getting Things Done, Page 264

Getting going of your own accord, before you’re forced to by external pressure and internal stress, builds a firm foundation of self-worth…

Influence, Page 264

Almost invariably, our response to banned information is to want to receive the information and to become more favorable toward it than we were before the ban.

Management, Page 264

Management-by-drive is a sure sign of confusion. It is an admission of incompetence. It is a sign that management does not think.

Toxic Positivity, Page 264

All of us have things that we could work on or learn about ourselves to make us better partners, family members, friends, and coworkers.

Thanks for the Feedback, Page 265

…there are significant life rewards for being willing to test out feedback even when you’re not sure it’s right, or even pretty sure it’s wrong.

Go Put Your Strengths to Work, Page 265

All any of us can do is know ourselves well enough to identify where our greatest possible contributions lie, and then do our utmost to make those contributions real.

The 5 Levels of Leadership, Page 265

Every time you develop a leader, you make a difference in the world.