Quotes

Inspired, Page 254

One of the biggest possible wastes of time and effort… is when a team designs and builds a product, yet, when they finally release the product, they find that people won’t buy it.

Willpower, Page 255

Precommitment helps you avoid the hot-cold empathy gap… the common failure to appreciate, in moments of cool deliberation, how you’ll feel in the heat of later moments.

Focus, Page 255

Whether within a family, on social media, or in an organization or society as a whole, we are all leaders in one way or another.

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.

The Speed of Trust, Page 255

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

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.