Quotes

Only the Paranoid Survive, Page 102

You can’t tell what that blip represents at first but you keep watching radar scan after radar scan, looking to see if the object is approaching, what its speed is and what shape it takes as it comes closer.

Talent is Overrated, Page 102

[Superior performance] requires consistently relating new information to higher-level concepts, which is hard work.

Zero to One, Page 102

If you think something hard is impossible, you’ll never even start trying to achieve it. Belief is secrets is an effective truth.

ReWork, Page 102

Sometimes abandoning what you’re working on is the right move, even if you’ve already put in a lot of effort. Don’t throw good time after bad work.

Think Like a Champion, Page 102

…you have to remain determined. If you have a big picture in mind, you will need big determination to go with it.

Never Eat Alone, Page 102

Old-school business views the expression of emotions and compassion as vulnerability; today’s new businesspeople see such attributes as the glue that binds us.

Absolute Value, Page 102

These days ‘finding a unique angle’ isn’t enough. It has to be real.

HBR Leader’s Handbook, Page 102

…your role as a leader is to articulate a philosophy of incentives clearly so that people know what it takes to be successful…

Courage is Calling, Page 102

Training is not just something that athletes and soldiers do. It is the key to overcoming fear in any and all situations.

Zero to One, Page 102

Great companies can be built on open but unsuspected secrets about how the world works.