Quotes

The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, Page 068

…the truth [is] that entrepreneurs are not superheroes. They don’t know everything. They have to weather ups and downs. It’s not always easy, simple, or fun.

Management, Page 068

Organization is not an absolute. It is a tool for making people productive in working together.

Never Eat Alone, Page 68

Setting out to know someone inevitably means understanding what their problems or needs are.

Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck, Page 068

You can’t always wait for the business world to develop a clear new pattern – smart adaptation means not waiting to change until you have no other choice.

Management, Page 068

In a situation of common peril – and every institution is likely to encounter it sooner or later – the survival of all depends on clear command.

Team of Teams, Page 068

Attempts to control complex systems by using the kind of mechanical, predestinationist thinking… breaking everything down into component parts, or optimizing individual elements, tend to be pointless at best or destructive at worst.

Traction, Page 68

Remember, less is always more. Most companies make the mistake of trying to accomplish too many objectives per year.

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, Page 68

Intentionally withholding information is the opposite of adding value. We are deleting value. Yet it has the same purpose: To gain power.

Why Managers Matter, Page 068

Embracing a new idea just because your competitors have adopted it can be a recipe for disaster.

What if it Does Work Out?, Page 068

It’s not about time; it’s about priorities. We all have 24 hours in a day.