Quotes

The Practical Agilist Guidebook, Page 056

…if a manager learns to ask questions and lead with empathy, they create a very important opportunity for the team member to open up, share, and even solve problems on their own and grow.

A World Without Email, Page 56

Tools like email almost completely eliminate the effort required – in terms of both time and social capital – to ask a question or delegate a task.

On Becoming a Leader, Page 057

Nothing is truly yours until you understand it – not even yourself.

The Other Side of Change, Page 057

Research shows that temptation bundling successfully incentivizes people to keep returning to the challenge.

Flawless Consulting, Page 57

It is always necessary to talk about control, vulnerability, your wants, and chances of success.

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 057

[Learning] anxiety is a threshold that has to be overcome in order to be willing to unlearn, relearn, and take action.

Why Managers Matter, Page 057

Siloing, turf wars, and the like are more easily avoided when teams are organized around projects – rather than on business functions such as marketing, sales, or finance.

The No Asshole Rule, Page 57

Most organizations, especially big ones, have written policies that sound like censored versions of the no asshole rule.

The Psychology of Money, Page 057

…there’s only one way to stay wealthy: some combination of frugality and paranoia.

Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age, Page 057

It is an annoying fact that explicitly cultural language is better for describing post-hoc what has happened than it is for provoking the happening in the first place.