Quotes

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 048

Transformation as a mandated program uses old ways of thinking to apply new ways of working.

Think Again, Page 48

The most effective leaders score high in both confidence and humility. Although they have faith in their strengths, they’re also keenly aware of their weaknesses.

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 048

Often, when standing at the top of the pyramid, we are faced not with a black-or-white, go-or-no-go decision but with gray choices whose consequences are shrouded.

ReWork, Page 048

Standing for something isn’t just about writing it down. It’s about believing it and living it.

The Inspirational Leader, Page 048

There’s much more to leadership than having a title and being in charge of a team.

Talent is Overrated, Page 48

Research going back decades suggests that personality dimensions don’t vary much over the course of a person’s life. But of course that doesn’t necessarily limit a person’s achievement; it may limit only the fields in which a person is most likely to excel.

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 048

Not surprisingly, mandated change and mandated how trigger fear and resistance.

Think Again, Page 48

If we care about accuracy, we can’t afford to have blind spots. To get an accurate picture of our knowledge and skills, it can help to assess ourselves like scientists looking through a microscope.

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 048

The first steps along the path are morally ambiguous, and the right decision is not always clear. We make an early, apparently inconsequential decision, and then we justify it to reduce the ambiguity of the choice.

Think Like a Champion, Page 048

Information is available to everyone, and if you aren’t plugging into it, it will eventually work against you… Don’t learn this the hard way!