Quotes

Management, Page 264

Management-by-drive is a sure sign of confusion. It is an admission of incompetence. It is a sign that management does not think.

Thanks for the Feedback, Page 265

…there are significant life rewards for being willing to test out feedback even when you’re not sure it’s right, or even pretty sure it’s wrong.

Go Put Your Strengths to Work, Page 265

All any of us can do is know ourselves well enough to identify where our greatest possible contributions lie, and then do our utmost to make those contributions real.

Why Managers Matter, Page 265

…managers need to resist the tendency to measure everything, to reward only that which can be measured, and to downplay the role of human judgment.

The 5 Levels of Leadership, Page 265

Every time you develop a leader, you make a difference in the world.

Range, Page 265

…when entire specialities grow up around devotion to a particular tool, the result can be disastrous myopia.

Range, Page 265

An enthusiastic, even childish, playful streak is a recurring theme in research on creative thinkers.

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 265

…a fundamental assumption underlying autocratic management is a distrust of workers and their ability or willingness to do their jobs without a high degree of top-down control.

Think and Grow Rich for Women, Page 265

For most people, reality is what we perceive.

High Performance Habits, Page 265

…high performers have a bias toward action even when that action’s outcome is scary, risky, or uncertain.