Quotes

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 255

Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done. – Peter F. Drucker

Focus, Page 255

…a great leader defines a mission, acts on many levels, and tackles the biggest problems.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 255

We… tend to exaggerate our ability to forecast the future, which fosters optimistic overconfidence.

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 255

At the end of a day’s work, workers want to feel that something was accomplished by virtue of their efforts.

Toxic Positivity, Page 255

Our culture has been obsessed with promoting happiness for centuries and it doesn’t seem to be working.

The Lean Startup, Page 255

Handoffs and approvals slow down the Build-Measure-Learn feedback loop and inhibit both learning and accountability.

The Speed of Trust, Page 255

…high-trust organizations are consistently able to create and deliver more value to their customers.

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 255

All systems experience entropy over time. Due to entropy, doing nothing is worse than standing still; it’s actually going backward.

Focus, Page 255

Great leaders do not settle for systems as they are, but see what they could become, and so work to transform them for the better, to benefit the widest circle.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 255

Because optimistic bias can be both a blessing and a risk, you should be both happy and wary if you are temperamentally optimistic.