Quotes

Drive, Page 66

…the best strategy is to provide a sense of urgency and significance – and then get out the talent’s way.

How to Be a Great Boss, Page 66

Your people want the freedom to do what you’ve hired them to do, and they can get frustrated when you meddle with them while they’re trying to do it.

Pour Your Heart Into It, Page 066

Nobody every accomplished anything by believing the naysayers. And few have done so by sticking to proven ideas in proven fields.

Think and Grow Rich for Women, Page 066

Successful networkers are NOT those that push their wares on the unsuspecting, though; it’s those successful networkers who genuinely offer value to those they meet without expectation of self-interest.

Making the Case, Page 066

People who speak their mind effectively, know their own mind.

Overwhelmed, Page 66

In flow, humans lose themselves and feel most at peace. It is a state… greater than happiness. And it requires undivided attention and uninterrupted time.

Unreasonable Hospitality, Page 066

A leader’s responsibility is to identify the strengths of the people on their team, no matter how buried those strengths might be.

Drive, Page 66

The essential requirement: Any intrinsic reward should be unexpected and offered only after the task is complete.

Talent is Overrated, Page 66

Deliberate practice is characterized by several elements… it can be repeated a lot; feedback on results is continuously available; it’s highly demanding mentally… and it isn’t much fun.

The 5 Levels of Leadership, Page 066

Nobody likes to be bossed around or to have someone else pull rank. Most people respond very poorly to positional leadership.