Quotes

Drive, Page 62

We have TPS reports to fill out and boring e-mail to answer and all manner of drudge work that doesn’t necessarily fire our soul.

Tiny Habits, Page 62

When you start with the easiest, most motivating thing, you can ladder up naturally to bigger behaviors…

Slow Productivity, Page 062

In knowledge work… pushing employees into larger workloads can decrease both the quantity and quality of what they produce.

The Inspirational Leader, Page 062

Some people have no people skills, cannot get along with people, cannot speak to people, and believe nothing can happen without them, yet; they are ‘in charge’ and promoted as the leader of the organization.

Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age, Page 062

The danger, always, is of being seen to buy authenticity. It’s not tradeable.

Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 62

Refusal to accept blame, pointing fingers at others, and wimpy language can help bosses keep their jobs for awhile, but it usually backfires in the long run.

Deep Work, Page 62

Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 062

Nobody takes the losses harder than the person most responsible.

Talent is Overrated, Page 62

If talent means that success is easy or rapid, as most people seem to believe, then something is obviously wrong with a talent-based explanation of high achievement.

First, Break All The Rules, Page 62

The difference between a manager and a leader is more profound than most people think. The company that overlooks this difference will suffer for it.