Quotes

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 263

Your rate of improvement depends on how quickly you can identify and implement good ideas.

Hacking Growth, Page 263

…today’s hypercompetitive business environment assures that if you stall, you will fall.

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 263

To avoid getting stuck at a local maximum, you want to make sure you cast a wide net in coming up with potential improvement ideas.

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 263

Once you have the critical elements in place… the limiting factor becomes how quickly you can identify and implement good, creative ideas to throw into the machine.

Grit, Page 263

The magic of culture is that one person’s grit can provide a model for others.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 263

Experts who acknowledge the full extent of their ignorance may expect to be replaced by more confident competitors, who are better able to gain the trust of clients.

ReWork, Page 263

When you write to a specific target you’re a lot more likely to hit the mark.

Getting Things Done, Page 263

Productivity will improve only when individuals increase their operational responsiveness. And in knowledge work, that means clarifying actions on the front end instead of the back.

Lean Thinking, Page 263

…the primary incentive for working in a lean system is that the work itself provides positive feedback and a psychological sense of flow.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 263

…the emotional, cognitive, and social factors that support exaggerated optimism are a heady brew, which sometimes leads people to take risks that they would avoid if they knew the odds.