Quotes

Average is Over, Page 75

…it is easy to imagine intelligent machines changing the way we interact with one another and making significant parts of our world a lot more unpredictable and a lot more passionate.

The Badass Business Analyst, Page 075

When we have a lack of context we struggle. When we have a lack of context we fail.

Give and Take, Page 75

When givers put a group’s interests ahead of their own, givers earn the respect of their collaborators.

Little Bets, Page 075

…the highest paid person’s opinion (HiPPO) usually dominates how people make decisions inside most organizations.

The Advantage, Page 75

There is probably no greater frustration for employees than having to constantly navigate the politics and confusion caused by leaders who are misaligned.

A Sense of Urgency, Page 75

…part of the job of any communication department, [is] finding and creating and displaying powerful video on a regular basis…

Average is Over, Page 75

The model is humans and machines working together and each making use of previously uncelebrated and underutilized abilities.

Range, Page 075

Improv masters learn like babies: dive in and imitate and improvise first, learn the formal rules later.

Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck, Page 075

Make no mistake: intrepid or gutsy individuals are hardly fearless; they are simply better than the rest of the population at coping with, and even thriving in, fear-based environments.

The 5 Levels of Leadership, Page 075

…a leader’s job is not to know everything but to attract people who know things that he or she does not.