Quotes

Amp It Up, Page 006

People lower their standards in an effort to move things along and get things off their desks. Don’t do it. Fight that impulse every step of the way.

Winners Never Cheat, Page 6

When facing severe challenges, your mind normally is at its sharpest.

Go Put Your Strengths to Work, Page 006

…all we learn from mistakes are the characteristics of mistakes. If we want to learn about our successes, we must study strengths.

Something Really New, Page 006

People buy something for one of two reasons: because it is beautiful, or because it is useful. We buy things only for either aesthetic reasons or utilitarian resources.

Fierce Conversations, Page 7

In its simplest form, a fierce conversation is one in which we come out from behind ourselves into the conversation and make it real.

The Element, Page 7

Never underestimate the vital importance of finding early in life the work that for you is play. – Dr. Paul Samuelson

Amp It Up, Page 007

If you need MBO [management by objectives] to get people to do their job, you may have the wrong people, the wrong managers, or both.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 007

In fields ranging from sports to chess, researchers have found that four hours a day is the maximum that the best performers practice.

The Tipping Point, Page 007

Ideas and products messages and behaviors spread just like viruses do.

How to Be a Great Boss, Page 7

…the single most important decision that business owners make is deciding whom to hire or promote to management positions.