Quotes

Focus, Page 122

…[there is] a subtle force dividing people along otherwise invisible signs of social status and powerlessness: the powerful tend to tune out the powerless. And that deadens empathy.

Stumbling on Happiness, Page 122

Future events may request access to the emotional areas of our brains, but current events almost always get the right of way.

Sprint, Page 122

Make sure potential interview candidates match your screening criteria. With only five interviews, it’s important to talk to the right people.

Winners Never Cheat, Page 123

Those who don’t ever want to hear bad news don’t want to know when they are off course.

Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age, Page 123

When people are siloed, they can’t work together. When data is siloed, it can’t work for you at all.

The Advantage, Page 123

…too many leaders come to meetings with the unspoken assumption that they are there to lobby for or defend their constituents.

Average is Over, Page 123

It’s going to be a very different world when consumers feel so much on top, and in some ways it will be more dangerous because consumers do not always know what they are doing.

How Big Things Get Done, Page 123

In this complex world, we can and must move the probabilities in our favor, but we can never achieve certainty.

Emotional Agility, Page 123

When you know what you do care about, you can be free from the things you don’t care about.

Little Bets, Page 123

…lucky people tend to be open to opportunities (or insights) that come along spontaneously, whereas unlucky people tend to be creatures of routine, fixated on certain specific outcomes.