Quotes

Management, Page 070

Instead of searching for the right organization, management needs to learn to look for, to develop, to test: The organization that fits the task.

The Messy Middle, Page 070

Whether you’re an author suffering for writer’s block or a start-up team struggling to satisfy its customers, the solution is to change the question you’re asking.

How to Become a Rainmaker, Page 71

If you don’t have a proper diagnosis, you won’t have the correct prescription. Asking too few questions is asking to fail…

Management, Page 071

…knowledge workers are not subordinates; they are ‘associates.’

The Messy Middle, Page 071

When you’re building something new, focus on asking the right questions instead of having the right answers.

Toxic Positivity, Page 71

When religious communities cultivate a community of acceptance, faith, and understanding, membership can be extremely beneficial.

Ditch the Pitch, Page 071

If you deny what your customer brings into the conversation, you risk shutting the conversation down.

On Becoming a Leader, Page 071

…innovative learning requires that you trust yourself, that you be self-directed rather than other-directed in both your life and your work.

Management, Page 071

…once beyond the apprentice stage, knowledge workers must know more about their job than their boss does – or else they are no good at all.

Lost and Founder, Page 071

…man startups suffer… because founders don’t understand themselves and how their companies inherit their traits.