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The Rare Find, Page 5

We scrutinize people so exhaustively for signs of proven competence that we may be losing the ability to do anything else. All we see are past credentials.


The Badass Business Analyst, Page 005

You have to be open to the idea of trying new approaches, actually failing, being okay with failing, and trying again.


Managing Up, Page 005

As long as organizations and businesses continue to promote people based on technical skills and not people-management skills, then the odds of encountering ineffective management styles remains high.


Stumbling on Happiness, Page 005

The greatest achievement of the human brain is its ability to imagine objects and episodes that do not exist in the realm of the real, and it is this ability that allows us to think about the future.


Think and Grow Rich for Women, Page 005

…the number one reason women leave their jobs is that they feel their work is undervalued and their strengths are overlooked.


Zero to One, Page 5

Brilliant thinking is rare, but courage is in even shorter supply than genius.


The Rare Find, Page 5

We are so afraid of making a mistake that we have lost the courage to do anything spectacularly right.


Managing Up, Page 005

…you can’t change the culture of your organization; you can only change how you navigate it and respond to it.


Think Again, Page 5

Under acute stress, people typically revert to their automatic, well-learned responses.


Fail Fast, Fail Often, Page 005

No matter how trapped you may feel your current life, there are positive actions you can take and new experiences to be had.