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Leaders Eat Last, Page 283

To really inspire us, we need a challenge that outsizes the resources available… This is what leaders of great organizations do. They frame the challenge in terms so daunting that literally no one yet knows what to do or how to solve.


Why We Buy, Page 283

In truth, retailers compete with every other demand on consumer time and money.


Leaders Eat Last, Page 283

If the leaders of organizations give their people something to believe in, if they offer their people a challenge that outsizes their resources but not their intellect, people will give everything they’ve got to solve the problem.


Why We Buy, Page 283

Just as a fashion comes from the street up, the world of retail is about following shoppers where they are going.


Why We Buy, Page 284

The best defense against complacency is to eliminate the distance between the floor of the store and the men and women who make the decisions about what happens there.


Management, Page 284

An organization will have a high spirit of performance if it is consistently directed toward opportunity rather than toward problems.


Never Eat Alone, Page 284

Yes, loyalty matters. But not when it means sacrificing your principles.


Management, Page 284

A management that wants to create and maintain the spirit of achievement… stresses opportunity. But it will also demand that opportunities be converted into results.


The Messy Middle, Page 284

…throughout our careers, we should challenge ourselves to say yes only to things that bring our skills and network to a new level.


Influence, Page 284

…knowing is a cognitive act, and cognitive processes are suppressed by our emotional reaction to scarcity pressures… this may be the reason for the great effectiveness of scarcity tactics.