Quotes

No Hard Feelings, Page 031

In most jobs, work is never done, which means there’s never a perfect time to go on vacation or head home for the day.

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.

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.

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.

Rapt, Page 031

…a high-value idea or emotion is as compelling as a flash of lightning or a volley of thunder, and it biases the competition for your attention so thoroughly that everything else fades into the background.