Quotes

Blink, Page 241

This is the gift of training and experience – the ability to extract an enormous amount of meaningful information from the very thinnest slice of experience.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 241

CEOs should be evaluated against their company’s opportunity – not somebody else’s company.

Never Eat Alone, Page 241

There are no new stories, it has been said, only old stories told in new ways. To make your pitch sound fresh and original, find an innovative slant.

The Rare Find, Page 242

…great talent scouts are great listeners – and there isn’t anything passive about the way they size other people up.

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 242

Retention rate is the single best metric to measure your product-market fit. Retention rate measure what percentage of your customers are actively using your product.

Who Believed in You?, Page 242

The appearance and power that you express through the way you dress matter to your professional life. – Christine Lagarde

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 242

The unrecognized limits of professional skill help explain why experts are often overconfident.

The Rare Find, Page 242

Be willing to pick one trait that matters more than anything.

Management, Page 242

Titles do create expectations. They do imply rank and responsibility. To use them as empty gestures – that is, as substitutes for rank and responsibility – is asking for trouble.

Atomic Habits, Page 242

It is precisely at the moment when you begin to feel like you have mastered a skill… that you must avoid slipping into the trap of complacency.