Quotes

Pour Your Heart Into It, Page 260

Great brands always stand for something far bigger than themselves.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 260

…people tend to be overly optimistic about their relative standing on any activity in which they do moderately well.

How, Page 260

Transparency between people at all levels… makes these cultures stronger and more effective, and the free flow of information makes cultures more self-governing by increasing trust.

Grit, Page 260

Young men and women today just don’t respond to yelling and screaming. – Robert Caslen

Thanks for the Feedback, Page 261

In any contest between change and the status quo, the status quo has home field advantage. All things being equal, we won’t change.

Grit, Page 261

…I have learned that if you create a vision for yourself and stick with it, you can make amazing things happen in your life. – Pete Carroll

The Art of the Start 2.0, Page 261

Win-lose deals won’t last. Oppression has seldom proven to be a sustainable system.

Thanks for the Feedback, Page 261

When things are going well, feedback can feel threatening, …because it is asking us to let go of something that’s comfortable and predictable.

Why Managers Matter, Page 261

…if the costs of delay are high enough, then quick decisions are often worth the risk.

The Practical Agilist Guidebook, Page 261

…sometimes there are challenges with politics about who has access to what environments and systems and it’s easier to keep things the way they are instead of trying to blend and merge the skills and responsibilities on the team.