Quotes

Management, Page 281

The person who consistently renders poor or mediocre performance should be removed from the job for his or her own good.

Never Eat Alone, Page 281

The best way to approach utility is to give help first, and not ask for it. If there is someone whose knowledge you need, find a way to be useful to that person.

Getting Things Done, Page 281

Providing yourself the right cues, which you will notices at the right time, about the right things, is a core practice of stress-free productivity.

Influence, Page 281

As a general rule, when the dust settles and we find losers looking and speaking like winters (and vice versa), we should be especially wary of the conditions that kicked up the dust…

Influence, Page 282

If the majority of our in-group favors a brand of an item we are likely to do the same – while simultaneously differentiating ourselves along a visible dimension, such as the item’s color.

How, Page 282

Everything worth doing encounters resistance along the way.

Influencer, Page 282

Making use of things to enable behavior works best when you can alter the physical world in a way that eliminates human choice entirely.

Management, Page 282

One owes it to the manager’s subordinates not to tolerate poor performance in their boss. They have a right to be managed with competence, dedication, and achievement.

Never Eat Alone, Page 282

…mentors are all around you. It’s not necessarily your boss or even someone in your business. Mentoring is a nonhierarchical activity that transcends careers and can cross all organizational levels.

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 282

It is critical… that participative mechanisms be at the heart of the business as well as the culture.