Quotes

Courage is Calling, Page 236

…perhaps the hardest choice for a company is to make a decision that prioritized people over profits.

Think Again, Page 236

When we’re willing to update our ideas of who our partners are, it can give them freedom to evolve and our relationships room to grow.

The Lean Startup, Page 237

Building an adaptive organization… requires executive leadership to sponsor and support the process.

Courage is Calling, Page 237

Taking the hit for someone, something else. That’s what heroes do. A coward thinks for themselves.

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 237

If, on average, each customer generates enough prospects that subsequently convert into more than one new active customer, then you have viral growth.

Brain Rules, Page 237

Regional background, individual personality, profession, social class, age, ethnicity, and birth order all affect how we use language to negotiate our social ecologies.

The Rock Crusher, Page 237

…if it did not depend, then everything could be strictly rule-based and experience would not count for much.

Think Again, Page 237

As we identify past images of our lives that are no longer relevant to our future, we can start to rethink our plans. That can set us up for happiness – as long as we’re not too fixated on finding it.

The Rare Find, Page 237

Competence alone isn’t enough anymore.

Quit, Page 237

…the pass-fail and fixed nature of goals causes us to just keep on toward the finish line, even when the finish line is no longer what we should be running toward.