Quotes

Go Put Your Strengths to Work, Page 008

…a person or an organization will excel only by amplifying strengths, never by simply fixing weaknesses.

Getting to Yes, Page 8

The more people involved in a negotiation, the more serious the drawbacks to positional bargaining.

The Element, Page 8

Being in our Element depends on finding our own distinctive talents and passions.

Drive, Page 8

Rewards can deliver a short-term boost – just as a jolt of caffeine can keep you cranking for a few more hours. But the effect wears off – and, worse, can reduce a person’s longer-term motivation to continue…

Amp It Up, Page 008

…think about execution more sequentially than in parallel. Work on fewer things at the same time, and prioritize hard.

Team of Teams, Page 008

…feeling comfortable or dodging criticism should not be our measure of success… what really matters is succeeding.

Tiny Habits, Page 8

We live in an aspiration-driven culture that is rooted in instant gratification. We find it difficult to enact or even accept incremental progress.

First, Break All The Rules, Page 8

…how long that employee stays and how productive he is while he is there is determined by his relationship with his immediate supervisor.

Grit, Page 8

…no matter the domain, the highly successful had a kind of ferocious determination… They not only had determination, they had direction.

The Element, Page 8

The most powerful method of improving education is to invest in the improvement to teaching and the status of great teachers.