Quotes

Grit, Page 42

Talent – how fast we improve in skill – absolutely matters. But effort factors into the calculation twice, not once.

What if it Does Work Out?, Page 043

What would you do for free strongly implies what activities you enjoy most and what probably comes pretty easily to you.

Talent is Overrated, Page 43

…our view that intelligence necessarily produces better performance is so deep that it may occasionally even blind us to reality.

Winners Never Cheat, Page 43

Bribes and scams may produce temporary advantages, but the practice carries an enormous price tag.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 043

When you make a commitment to someone else to change a specific behavior, it creates a higher level of accountability.

Courage is Calling, Page 043

If you don’t think you have any power, you don’t. If you aren’t the captain of your fate…then fate is the captain of you.

ReWork, Page 043

If no one’s upset by what you’re saying, you’re probably not pushing hard enough. (And you’re probably boring, too.)

Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It, Page 043

People just want to be trusted to do their work. They want to be trusted to as adults in the workplace, adults who will do their jobs.

Getting to Yes, Page 43

Interests motivate people; they are the silent movers behind the hubbub of positions. Your position is something you have decided upon. Your interests are what caused you to so decide.

The Badass Business Analyst, Page 043

Intelligent Disobedience is this: A Business Analyst who is willing and able to disobey authority, break rules, or go against the status quo when they know it is the right thing to do for the people, the project, or the organization.