Quotes

Traction, Page 4

Successful leaders surround themselves with great people.

Leading the Unleadable, Page 4

Leadership isn’t just making a series of decisions… The very essence of being a leader and how you lead is itself a choice.

How to Be a Great Boss, Page 4

…for better or worse, the people you employ or who report directly to you are your only real differentiator.

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Page 4

The higher up you go, the more your suggestions become orders.

Blue Ocean Strategy, Page 004

The only way to beat the competition is to stop trying to beat the competition.

Never Split the Difference, Page 4

…all the raw intelligence and mathematical logic in the world is little help in the fraught, shifting interplay of two people negotiating.

On Becoming a Leader, Page 004

So let’s admit it: in a nation, in a world, as complex and fluid as ours, we cannot function without leaders.

Why Managers Matter, Page 004

…it is easy to criticize and much harder to create.

The Messy Middle, Page 004

When the odds are against you, without revenue or margin to protect you, teams and relationships are different. It’s not work; it’s survival and self-discovery.

Radical Candor, Page 004

We undervalue the ’emotional labor’ of being the boss.