Quotes

The Art of the Start 2.0, Page 047

Meaningful stories inspire faith in you and your product.

Focus, Page 47

Where do our thoughts wander when we’re not thinking of anything in particular? Most often, they are all about me.

Hacking Growth, Page 047

Without clear and forceful commitment from leadership, growth teams will find themselves battling bureaucracy, turf wars, inefficiency, and inertia.

Out of Our Minds, Page 047

Far from looking to the future, too often [systems of mass education] are facing stubbornly towards the past.

The Progress Principle, Page 047

This is the inner work life effect: people do better work when they are happy, have positive views of their organization and its people, and are motivated primarily by the work itself.

The Peter Principle, Page 47

… all employees, aggressive or shy… must sooner or later come to rest at their level of incompetence.

Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It, Page 047

…if we can challenge our outmoded attitudes about time and how work gets done… then we can move toward a new way of working and thinking about work.

Thanks for the Feedback, Page 47

Before we determine whether feedback is right or wrong, we first have to understand it.

Management, Page 047

The fastest-growing industry in any developed country may turn out to be the continuing education of already well-educated adults, which is based on values that are all but incompatible with those of the youth culture.

Inspired, Page 47

The product manager must be the very best versions of smart, creative, and persistent.