Quotes

Only the Paranoid Survive, Page 116

…inaction might lead to a bad result for your business and that should frighten you more than anything else.

How, Page 116

…if someone is called upon to learn something that contradicts what they already think they know – particularly if they are committed to that prior knowledge – they are likely to resist the new learning.

Give and Take, Page 116

In escalation situations, takers often struggle to face the reality that an initial chose has gone bad.

Drive, Page 116

As the data on worker disengagement… reveal, the costs – in both human satisfaction and organizational health – are high when a workplace is a no-flow zone.

Think Like a Champion, Page 117

Learn to develop your own tempo and stick to it. See it as an inner metronome that keeps consistent time no matter what’s going on around you.

Brain Rules, Page 117

…a person who is interrupted takes 50 percent longer to accomplish a task and makes up to 50 percent more errors.

Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck, Page 117

What we often brush away as Luck is, in fact, a mind-set of openness, readiness, and optimism.

Only the Paranoid Survive, Page 117

…you have to know when to hold your data and when to fold ’em. You have to know when to argue with data. Yet you have to be able to argue with the data…

Amp It Up, Page 117

Goals are powerful: they change behavior.

Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It, Page 117

The work going on in your brain can happen no matter where you brain is. When individuals and organizations embrace this idea, it frees people up to do their best work.