Quotes

Focus, Page 236

If [an] informal leader has strengths in empathy in…

Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 236

Embarrassment and pride are perhaps the most powerful antidotes to asshole poisoning.

The Practical Agilist Guidebook, Page 236

A Roadmap sounds like a plan, but it is not. It’s more of a direction indicator, purposefully described at a higher level to leave room for innovation and to stay open to interpretation.

Average is Over, Page 236

Starting about ten years from now [2023], the aging of the American population, combined with rising healthcare costs, will force on us some very radical fiscal changes.

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.