Quotes

Think Like a Champion, Page 052

An antidote to fear is as simple as problem solving… It’s a bit like a jigsaw puzzle – you need to find the right place for each piece of the puzzle until the whole is apparent.

How to Be a Great Boss, Page 52

Never accept mediocrity. Remember, Great People are your only competitive advantage.

Leaders Eat Last, Page 52

When the system works as designed, we stay well fed, get our work done and make progress. What’s more, we are better able to support and provide for those in our family and tribe.

Only the Paranoid Survive, Page 052

By virtue of the functional specialization that prevails, horizonal industries tend to be more cost-effective than their vertical equivalents. Simply put, it’s harder to be the best of class in several fields than in just one.

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 052

The organization needs to understand the reasons for being asked to improve ways of working, and those reasons need to appeal to people’s intrinsic motivators.

Management, Page 052

…the knowledge needed for any activity has become highly specialized. It is therefore increasingly expensive, and also increasingly difficult, to maintain enough critical mass for every major task within an enterprise.

It’s the Manager, Page 52

Most employees get a sense of the demands of their future job during the recruitment process. But too often, reality doesn’t match what was advertised.

Think Like a Champion, Page 052

Know that if you want to own your own business, you will be doing a lot of the work yourself. That’s just the way it is.

Tribes, Page 052

A tribe that communicates more quickly, with alacrity and emotion, is a tribe that thrives.

Good to Great, Page 52

To be rigorous, not ruthless, means that the best people need not worry about their positions and concentrate fully on their work.