Quotes

Good Boss, Bad Boss, Page 93

Wise bosses also enlist followers as teachers.

Only the Paranoid Survive, Page 093

If existing management want to keep their jobs when the basics of the business are undergoing profound change, they must adopt an outsider’s intellectual objectivity.

Denial, Page 093

There appears to be a persistent belief in once-great companies that have lost their way that if you simply avoid speaking the blatant truth, all the problems will just go away.

Tiny Habits, Page 93

Completing tasks gives us a boost of confidence, and this increases our motivation to do the entire behavior.

Think Like a Champion, Page 093

Sometimes it helps to minimize your achievements to yourself so that you will be eager to do more.

Distracted, Page 093

…anything that we want to learn must be entered into our long-term memory stories, cognitive work that can take days and even months to accomplish.

Quiet Leadership, Page 93

When other people are able to make their own mental picture of what we’re saying, their brain sends a signal to the head to nod a little. It’s unconscious and it’s universal.

The Messy Middle, Page 093

You need to be open to surprises, insanely curious about why things happen, and optimize the hell out of everything that gets traction.

Atomic Habits, Page 93

Once a habit has been encoded, the urge to act follows whenever the environmental cues reappear. This is one reason behavior change techniques can backfire.

The Speed of Trust, Page 93

The half-life of our current knowledge and skills is much shorter than it has ever been…