Quotes

A Sense of Urgency, Page 63

When people do not see external opportunities or hazards, complacency grows.

The 5 Levels of Leadership, Page 063

Success demands more than most people are willing to offer, but not more than they are capable of giving. The thing that often makes the difference is good leadership.

Focus, Page 63

Self-awareness… represents an essential focus, one that attunes us to the subtle murmurs within that can help guide our way through life.

Slow Productivity, Page 063

…the informal manner in which we manage our workloads ensures we always have dangerously too much to do.

Reality is Broken, Page 63

…for many of us who aren’t gratified enough by our day-to-day jobs or don’t feel like our work is having a direct impact, gameful work is a real source of reward and satisfaction.

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.

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.

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.

How, Page 63

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