Quotes

Flawless Consulting, Page 113

When your contract appears to be starting to change or the client is changing some of the ground rules, your leverage on the situation is highest right at the moment of the change.

A Sense of Urgency, Page 113

The only we can guarantee job security, keep raises higher than inflation… is if we move faster, smarter, and better than the competition.

Quit, Page 113

If you are able to cut your losses earlier, it’s a huge win. An added bonus is that it frees you up so you can turn your limited attention and resources to more fruitful endeavors that have a higher expected value, reducing opportunity costs.

Tribes, Page 113

The organizations that need innovation the most are the ones that do the most to stop it from happening. It’s a bit of a paradox, but once you see it, it’s a tremendous opportunity.

Talent is Overrated, Page 113

…don’t just read the news, imagine how it might affect the business you’re in or want to be in, and answer the question: What would you do? Then comes a critically important step: Write your answer down and keep it.

Reality is Broken, Page 113

…true happiness comes not from thinking more about ourselves, but rather from thinking less of ourselves…

Management, Page 113

Instead of searching for the right organization, management needs to learn to look for, to develop, to test: The organization that fits the task.

CrazyBusy, Page 113

Most of the time we pay attention for reasons other than that we decided to. We are seduced, tantalized, subliminally redirected, unintentionally engaged by some extraneous stimulus, or focused on some task because we are compelled to be.

A Sense of Urgency, Page 113

…our success in meeting the challenges of the past tells us little about a future that constantly throws new problems and opportunities at us.

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 113

The likelihood of a user successfully completing a task is directly related to the amount of effort it takes.