Quotes

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.

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

Leading the Unleadable, Page 87

Intentions rarely work without a detailed plan.

Off Balance, Page 87

…you won’t change until the pain of not changing is greater than the pain of changing. The only exception to that rule is a life-changing experience.

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 87

If you’ve made tentative plans beyond your MVP, you must be prepared to throw them out the window and come up with new plans based on what you learn from customers.

Working Identity, Page 087

Transformation… happens less by grand design or careful strategy than by the small wins that result from ongoing practice that enhance our capacity to change.

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.