Quotes

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 356

When organizations are managed as more than a collection of individuals, the resulting whole is typically greater than the sum of its parts.

Influence, Page 356

Psychological research indicates that we experience our feelings toward something a split second before we can intellectualize about it.

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 357

…analyses almost invariably show strong positive correlations between teamwork in organizations (as perceived by employees) and organization performance.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 357

…the process by which objects and events recruit their own context of comparison can lead to incoherent choices on serious matters.

Management, Page 357

…unless it is seen as the task of the individual manager and to the leadership group to lead change, the organization… will not survive.

Management, Page 357

In a period of rapid structural change, the only ones who survive are those who innovate and create change.

Influence, Page 359

…a preference for consistency increase[s] with the years and… once beyond the age of fifty, people display the strongest inclination of all to remain consistent with their earlier commitments.

The Messy Middle, Page 359

Don’t let success at a company prevent you from pursuing scary and wonderful new opportunities to build.

The Effective Executive, Page 359

Effective executives try to focus on jobs they’ll do especially well.

Management, Page 360

The one thing that can be guaranteed in any kind of operation is the daily crisis. The daily crisis cannot be postponed; it has to be dealt with right away. And the existing operation demands high priority and deserves it.