Quotes

The Art of Profitability, Page 114

…most of the cost is in the development of the solution, the idea. If you can replicate it and price to market, the operating cost can be quite low.

When, Page 114

…for one of life’s ultimate when questions, forget the romantics and listen to the scientists. Prudence beasts passion.

HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations, Page 114

Research shows that people learn more effectively from multimedia messages when they’re stripped of extraneous words graphics, animations, and sounds.

Never Split the Difference, Page 115

…compromise – ‘splitting the difference’ – can lead to terrible outcomes.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 115

Fitness improves the health of a company’s employees and has been consistently shown to decrease overall health care costs. It’s also a very reliable form of renewal during the workday.

Atomic Habits, Page 115

Often, you follow the habits of your culture without thinking, without questioning, and sometimes without remembering.

Winners Never Cheat, Page 115

Without lasting respect, relationships won’t long survive.

When, Page 115

Sometimes hitting the midpoint – of a project, a semester, a life – numbs our interest and stalls our progress.

Denial, Page 115

Sometimes it is possible for insiders to metamorphose psychologically into outsiders by adopting novel points of view.

Something Really New, Page 115

The notion of net utility is the ultimate filter for product innovation.