Quotes

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 39

Most people enter a new organization and job with enthusiasm, eager to work, to contribute, to feel proud of their and their organizations.

How Big Things Get Done, Page 039

…the public is likely to be swayed by sunk costs, so sticking with a fallacy is politically safer than making a logical decision.

Denial, Page 039

Denial… does not change reality. It simply makes reality tougher to deal with.

Accelerate, Page 39

…building momentum: the most important step here is to create and communicate wins from the very start.

Start With No, Page 39

The trained negotiator is more than happy to let the adversary show off in almost any way he wants to, because the adversary’s greatest strength will eventually become his greatest weakness.

Focus, Page 39

…the easy assumption that attention need be in the service of solving problems or achieving goals downplays the fruitfulness of the mind’s tendency to drift…

Zero to One, Page 39

Rivalry causes us to overemphasize old opportunities and slavishly copy what has worked in the past.

The Practical Agilist Guidebook, Page 039

Collaboration isn’t just something a team should do during their agile events. It’s a default way of working.

Drive, Page 39

’When institutions… focus on the short-term and opt for controlling people’s behavior,’ they do considerable long-term damage.

Seductive Interaction Design, Page 039

By understanding the associations suggested by different aesthetic cues, we can shape how people respond to our designs.