Quotes

Overwhelmed, Page 48

…in addition to showing status, busyness is a new kind of high.

Something Really New, Page 048

It is very rare that the financial decision to create a new product is based on deep knowledge of market research.

Switch, Page 48

We need to switch from archeological problem solving to bright-spot evangelizing.

Focus, Page 48

While the mind sometimes wanders to pleasant thoughts or fantasy, it more often seems to gravitate to rumination and worry.

The Coaching Habit, Page 48

…one of the fundamental truths that neuroscience has laid bare: we are what we give our attention to.

Switch, Page 48

Even in failure there is success.

Management, Page 048

In the future, employees, and especially knowledge workers, will increasingly outlive even successful organizations.

The Advantage, Page 48

People will not actively commit to a decision if they have not had the opportunity to provide input, ask questions, and understand the rationale behind it.

Brain Rules, Page 048

…studies show that sleep loss cripples thinking in just about every way you can measure thinking.

Focus, Page 48

It’s not the chatter of people around us that is the most powerful distractor, but rather the chatter of our own minds. Utter concentration demands these inner voices be stilled.