Quotes

The Art of Possibility, Page 103

The practice of being with the way things are calls upon us to distinguish between our assumptions, our feelings, and the facts – that is, what has happened or what is happening.

Competing in the New World of Work, Page 103

Detecting, gathering, and evaluating risk intelligence is a team effort because no one person can keep a close watch on all the macro forces…

Zero to One, Page 103

…when thinking about what kind of company to build, there are two distinct questions to ask: What secrets is nature not telling you? What secrets are people not telling you?

The Peter Principle, Page 103

The competent employee normally keeps on his desk just the books, papers and apparatus that he needs for his work.

Measure What Matters, Page 103

People can’t connect with what they cannot see; networks cannot blossom in silos.

Think Like a Champion, Page 103

Sometimes a dead end can be a new beginning.

Playing Big, Page 103

Feedback… is meant to give you tactical information about how to reach the people you want to reach.

Freakonomics, Page 103

…when there are a lot of people willing and able to do a job, that job generally doesn’t pay well.

To Sell is Human, Page 103

…research has demonstrated [that] people are more likely to act, and to perform well, when the motivations come from intrinsic choices rather than from extrinsic pressures.

The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, Page 103

Knowing what you want is not only a job-hunting tactic, it’s a necessary life skill.