Quotes

Empowered, Page 013

The chances of solving hard problems goes up substantially if you can approach the problem from several perspectives.

Quiet Leadership, Page 13

…the way we talk, walk, interact, read emails, and manage our staff is, for the most part, deeply hardwired and therefore habitual.

Transformed, Page 013

It is the single most important responsibility of every people manager to develop the skills of their people.

Blue Ocean Strategy, Page 013

Value innovation is a new way of thinking about and executing strategy that results in the creation of a blue ocean and a break from the competition.

First, Break All The Rules, Page 13

A manager has got to remember that he is on stage every day: His people are watching him. Everything he does, everything he says… sends off clues to his employees.

Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck, Page 013

Heart is about what you purposely, passionately, and insanely love doing, period.

Transformed, Page 013

It takes strong leaders to be self-confident and secure enough to truly empower the people who work for them and to stand back and let teams take credit for their successes.

Talent is Overrated, Page 13

For virtually every company, the scarce resource today is human ability. That’s why companies are under unprecedented pressure to make sure that every employee is as highly developed as possible…

The Effective Manager, Page 13

It’s unlikely that many of your directs… will automatically feel comfortable talking to you about anything at all.

Leading the Unleadable, Page 13

…most people develop their diva personalities because they are actually very good at what they do.