Quotes

The Rare Find, Page 237

Rather than insisting on perfect pedigrees, make room for at least a few offbeat candidates who have shown great hunger for success in unexpected arenas.

Blink, Page 237

Our unconscious thinking is, in one critical respect, no different from our conscious thinking: in both; we are able to develop our rapid decision making with training and experience.

The Practical Agilist Guidebook, Page 237

Whatever we put on the roadmap should be expressed as an outcome or a feature or capability that might be implemented in different ways.

The Rare Find, Page 237

Being willing to see people’s potential is especially important in smaller, scrappier organizations.

The Rare Find, Page 237

If you can’t outspend your bigger competitors, it’s all the more important to outsmart them. Spotting promise is the great equalizer.

Quit, Page 237

To achieve the things we want to achieve, we have to be responsive to the way the world is changing around us and the way that we ourselves are changing.

The Rare Find, Page 238

…self-awareness can provide a big edge in sizing up candidates whose track records to date look like a weird mix of promise and pitfalls.

Quit, Page 238

Adding a few well-thought-out unlesses to our goals will help us achieve the flexibility that we’re seeking, be more responsive to the changing landscape, and reduce escalation of commitment to losing causes.

The Element, Page 238

…given the challenges we face, education doesn’t need to be reformed – it needs to be transformed.

Start With No, Page 238

Present only the information that addresses your adversary’s concern, the information that addresses the adversary’s pain – or what you know about it…