Quotes

Hidden Potential, Page 048

The progress we normally chalk up to working harder may actually be due to working smarter.

Off Balance, Page 48

If you cannot measure something, you cannot change it.

Influence, Page 48

Most of us find it highly disagreeable to be in a state of obligation. It weighs heavily on us and demands to be removed.

Radical Candor, Page 048

Only when you get to know your direct reports well enough to know why they care about their work, what they hope to get out of their careers, and where they are in the present moment in time can you end up the right people in the right roles and assign the right projects to the right people.

Decisive, Page 48

Until we are forced to dig up a new option, we’re likely to stay fixated on the ones we already have.

Hidden Potential, Page 048

Prosperity rises as people become more capable of absorbing new ideas and filtering out old ones.

Zero to One, Page 48

Every monopoly is unique, but they usually share some combination of the following characteristics: proprietary technology, network effects, economies of scale, and branding.

Amp It Up, Page 048

A talent drain is the best evidence that a company is in serious trouble and is losing its will to fight.

Tiny Habits, Page 48

Willpower decreases from morning to evening.

Think Again, Page 48

Confident humility can be taught.