Quotes

The Inspirational Leader, Page 063

…the talents that make a person successful in a previous, non-management role are rarely the same ones that will make them excel as a manager or as a leader.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 063

In the technology game, tomorrow looks nothing like today. If you survive long enough to see tomorrow, it may bring you the answer that seems so impossible today.

Freakonomics, Page 063

Information is a beacon, a cudgel, an olive branch, a deterrent – all depending on who wields it and how.

Quiet Leadership, Page 63

…we will be better at improving performance if we accentuate the positive and let people handle the negative on their own.

Think Like a Champion, Page 063

Learn to economize. People appreciate brevity in today’s world.

How, Page 63

We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. – Albert Einstein

First, Break All The Rules, Page 63

Great managers are not miniexecutives waiting for leadership to be thrust upon them. Great leaders are not simply managers who have developed sophistication. The core activities of a manager and a leader are simply different.

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 63

…there are employees who are, in effect, ‘allergic’ to work – they do just about anything to avoid it.

The Inspirational Leader, Page 063

…research shows that new managers are usually promoted without the skills needed to be good managers or leaders…

The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 063

If you want to be great, this is the challenge. If you don’t want to be great, then you never should have started a company.