Quotes

Drive, Page 58

This is the nature of economic bubbles: What seems to be irrational exuberance is ultimately a bad case of extrinsically motivated myopia.

Never Eat Alone, Page 58

Great companies are built by CEOs who inspire love and admiration. In today’s world, mean guys finish last.

The Heart of Change, Page 58

You always have to be cautious that you don’t recklessly jump ahead. Trying to empower people who don’t feel much urgency doesn’t work.

CrazyBusy, Page 058

In today’s world, free time or down time – time to do nothing but just hang out and think or feel or listen and watch – has become as rare as silence.

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 059

All of us are as unaware of our blind spots as fish are unaware of the water they swim in, but those who swim in the waters of privilege have a particular motivation to remain oblivious.

Distracted, Page 059

Whether you call it being multifaceted or being fragmented, at its heart networked individualism is about diffusion.

The Self-Employment Survival Guide, Page 059

Clients who expect you to turn projects around in an unreasonable time frame are more the norm than a rarity.

How to Be Happy at Work, Page 59

…we experience work in one of these three ways: a job, a career, or a calling.

Never Eat Alone, Page 59

…networking is not a secret society with some encoded handshake practiced for its own virtue. We must bring virtue to it.

Why Managers Matter, Page 059

…when it comes to organizational structure, there are no one-size-fits-all solutions.