Quotes

Leaders Eat Last, Page 31

Our ability to provide for our kids, make ends meet or live a certain lifestyle sometimes comes at the cost of our own joy, happiness and fulfillment at work.

Empowered, Page 031

Ultimately, the point of team objectives is to execute on our product strategy, and this is where we convert our strategy into action.

Good Work, Page 031

One obvious threat to the harmony of a profession is rapid scientific or technological advances.

Deep Work, Page 31

If you can’t learn, you can’t thrive.

Overwhelmed, Page 31

Though women are clearly doing far less now than in the 1960s and men are doing more, women still spend about twice as much time scrubbing and polishing.

Team of Teams, Page 031

…the ground where doctrinaire theorists and armchair admirals fall short is the decisive terrain from which true leaders emerge.

Talent is Overrated, Page 31

…from examining the early lives of business greats… they didn’t seem to hold any identifiable gift or give any early indication of what they would become.

How Big Things Get Done, Page 031

Shouldn’t we learn from those painful experiences? We should indeed. But to do that, we must pay attention to experience. And unfortunately, too often we do not.

The Badass Business Analyst, Page 031

The strategic view is understanding who are your champions, who will be your supporters, who will detract from your efforts and who will sabotage you.

No Hard Feelings, Page 031

Compassion helps us become resilient: it improves our immune response, reduces stress levels, and is associated with the pleasure networks in our brains.