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Never Eat Alone, Page 117

When sessions open up for questions, try and be among the first people to put our hand in the air. A really well-formed and insightful question is a mini-opportunity to get seen by the entire audience.


Never Split the Difference, Page 117

Deadlines are the bogeymen of negotiation, almost exclusively self-inflicted figments of our imagination, unnecessarily unsettling us for no good reason.


How the Mighty Fall, Page 117

…the right leaders feel a sense of urgency in good times and bad, whether facing threat or opportunity, no matter what.


Management, Page 117

…a large proportion of business ideas are effective. Innovating managers have, therefore, had a good deal more impact as a group than the historians realize.


Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It, Page 117

When you force people to be at a specific place at a specific time every single day, they’re not going to give their best.


The Art of Possibility, Page 117

Life takes on shape and meaning when a person is able to transcend the barriers of personal survival and become a unique conduit for its vital energy.


Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 117

We are far too willing to reject the belief that much of what we see in life is random.


Amp It Up, Page 117

Behavior is informed, if not driven, by expectations.


How the Mighty Fall, Page 117

The right people will drive improvement, whether standing on a burning platform or not, and they never take well to manipulation.


Management, Page 117

The very fact that an entrepreneurial idea does not encompass all of society or all of knowledge but encompasses just one narrow area makes it more viable.