Quotes

Talent is Overrated, Page 51

…research finds that in many fields the relation between intelligence and performance is weak or nonexistent; people with modest IQs sometimes perform outstandingly while people with high IQs sometimes don’t get past mediocrity.

Average is Over, Page 51

Adult males are seceding from the workforce – or being kicked out – in frightening numbers.

Leaders Eat Last, Page 51

…if we are able to physically see what we are setting out to accomplish or clearly imagine it, then we are indeed… more likely to accomplish that goal.

The Badass Business Analyst, Page 051

…intelligent disobedience is not exactly something that will be easy even if we are Badass Business Analysts!

Only the Paranoid Survive, Page 051

…in this hypercompetitive horizontal world, opportunity knocks when a technology break or other fundamental change comes your way. Grab it.

A World Without Email, Page 51

…prioritization of abstract written communication over in-person communication disregarded the immensely complex and finely tuned social circuits that our species evolved to optimize our ability to work cooperatively.

Think Again, Page 51

When our imposter fear crops up, the usual advice is to ignore them… Instead, we might be better off embracing those fears…

Range, Page 051

One good tool is rarely enough in a complex, interconnected, rapidly changing world.

Grit, Page 51

…skill is not the same thing as achievement…

Priceless, Page 051

Many economic choices are gambles. Given our uncertain world, the difficult and interesting choices are always gambles of one kind or another.