Quotes

The Inspirational Leader, Page 048

Nothing reveals the actual state of your character better than how you handled your last crisis.

Start With No, Page 48

…the key idea here: ‘no’ gets you past emotional issues and trivial issues to essential issues. We want decision-based negotiation, not the emotion-based waste of time known as win-win.

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 048

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

A Sense of Urgency, Page 48

…people feel that despite creating a difficult situation, a crisis might be a blessing in disguise.

Leading the Unleadable, Page 48

The final key to the exceptional leadership power to transform the troublesome to the tremendous is to take ownership of your leadership power.

Only the Paranoid Survive, Page 048

When an industry goes through a strategic inflection point, the practitioners of the old art may have trouble.

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.