Quotes

Why We Buy, Page 267

If the only language you speak is English, you’re frankly at a disadvantage.

Flawless Consulting, Page 267

If we cannot say no, our yes has no meaning.

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 267

Once people commit themselves to an opinion… they become less able to accept information that is dissonant with their positions.

Management, Page 267

Management by objectives and self-control assumes that people want to be responsible, want to contribute, want to achieve… we know that people tend to act as they are expected to act.

Why We Buy, Page 267

Traveling someplace new improves your processing skills. It helps sharpen the old tacks. It reminds you that no matter who you are, you’ll probably end up coping just fine.

Flawless Consulting, Page 267

In creating high engagement, it is the expression of doubt that counts, not its resolution.

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 267

We can all understand why victims would want to retaliate. But retaliation often makes the original perpetrators minimize the severity of harm…

Management, Page 267

…the first task of managers is to make effective the strengths of people. And this they can do only if they start out with the assumption that people – and especially managers and professional contributors – want to achieve.

The Art of the Start 2.0, Page 267

Entrepreneurship is not a sprint because it takes years to win. It’s not a marathon because there are multiple events. A decathlon is closer, but a decathlon is not a team sport. No sports analogy does entrepreneurship justice.

Overwhelmed, Page 267

…with the pressure of long hours, putting in face time, and the constant interruptions of the modern workplace, less than 10 percent of workers say they do their best thinking at work.