Quotes

Never Split the Difference, Page 236

No matter how much research you do, there’s just some information that you are not going to find out unless you sit face-to-face.

Good Work, Page 236

The difficult choices we must make in the future may be impossible to make unless our society develops a common set of priorities, or shared set of values, that will justify the sacrifices that wise choices often entail in the short run.

Fierce Conversations, Page 236

Before any of us can hope to engage others in wonderfully fierce conversations, we must engage ourselves in a dialogue so real, so sweet, so fierce with silences that we can hear own heartbeat.

The Rare Find, Page 236

…no matter what the line of work, lots of good people are out there, if only the cynics could see them.

The Rare Find, Page 236

As a society, we often make talent-picking too contrived and complicated to be effective. It’s time for a better approach.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 236

In good companies, the story and the strategy are the same thing. As a result, the proper output of all the strategic work is the story.

The Rare Find, Page 236

The best assessors in any field look at people differently… These judges all have the courage to focus on candidates’ underlying character and motivation, rather than sticking merely to classic measures of experience.

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 236

…any judgment about a firm’s principles must be based on its behavior in relation to all its key constituencies.

Grit, Page 236

…following through on hard things teaches a young person powerful, transferable lessons.

Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 236

Regardless of why it happens, bosses who treat their people like dirt usually do more harm than good, even when they act with the best of intentions.