Quotes

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.

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…

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.

Hacking Growth, Page 267

…often stalls are not caused by the entrance of a bold new competitor or a disruptive innovation… but by chronic failures on the part of companies to closely monitor customer satisfaction and to zealously look for early warning signs of disaffection.

The Art of the Start 2.0, Page 267

There internalization of your product’s way of doing things is a powerful way to make it endure.

Hacking Growth, Page 267

Stalls often also often caused… by companies becoming overconfident of having secured a premium position in the marketplace.

Hacking Growth, Page 267

Complacency and failure to innovate in marketing efforts can also lead to massive slowdown in growth.

The Effective Executive, Page 267

Get better people, give them really big things to do, enlarge their responsibilities, and let them work.

The Lean Startup, Page 267

…entrepreneurship should be considered a viable…