Quotes

Grit, Page 87

Most of us become more conscientious, confident, caring, and calm with life experience.

Think Like a Champion, Page 087

Having a financial blind spot is setting yourself up for some unpleasant surprises in the future. Know how the financial sector works. It affects you in every way.

The Start-up of You, Page 087

It is impossible to dissociate an individual from the environment of which he is a part. No story of achievement should ever be removed from its broader social context.

The Effective Manager, Page 87

With both of these ideas – social obligation and implied secrecy – friendships run afoul of a manager’s professional obligations.

Bullshit Jobs, Page 087

…men will always take for themselves the kind of jobs one can tell stories about afterward, and try to assign women the kind you tell stories doing.

Who Believed in You?, Page 087

Emotions are important, but crying won’t get the job done – particularly in a leadership role. – Mary Barra

The Art of the Start 2.0, Page 087

Bootstrapping involves managing for cash flow, not profitability. That isn’t a long-term plan, but until you are sitting on a pile of cash, it’s the way to go.

Think Again, Page 87

Disagreeable givers often make the best critics: their intent is to elevate the work, not feed their own egos. They don’t criticize because they’re insecure; they challenge because they care. They dish out tough love.

To Sell is Human, Page 087

Talking with each other, one to one, is human beings’ most powerful form of attunement.

Leading the Unleadable, Page 87

Intentions rarely work without a detailed plan.