Quotes

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.

The Peter Principle, Page 47

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

Inspired, Page 47

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

The Advantage, Page 47

…when team members aren’t comfortable being vulnerable, they aren’t going to feel comfortable or safe engaging in conflict.

Brain Rules, Page 047

Cumulative [sleep] losses during the week add up to cumulative deficits during the weekend – and, if not paid for, that sleep debt will be carried into the next week.

The Art of the Start 2.0, Page 047

Genuine influence goes deeper than getting people to do what you want them to do. It means people pick up where you stopped and go further because they have faith.

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.

The Effective Manager, Page 47

Shorter, more compact, and busier 30-minute meetings will cause you and your directs to use them fully and to not miss them.

Off Balance, Page 47

…the greatest experience of satisfaction often comes after times of great stress and even intense suffering (of one kind or another).