Quotes

Zero to One, Page 128

All salesmen are actors: their priority is persuasion, not sincerity.

On Becoming a Leader, Page 128

The creative process that underlies strategic thinking is infinitely complex, and as unexplainable finally as its inner mechanism…

Ogilvy on Advertising in the Digital Age, Page 128

…we gain the most by rationing the numbers of metrics we define as critical to any particular mission. The reason why this does not often happen so much is very simple: it requires the painful thinking to be done upfront.

The Practical Agilist Guidebook, Page 128

Estimation is a dangerous topic in many corporate cultures.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 128

Fear and fury may be a fuel for action, but in most situations they undermine our performance.

Primal Leadership, Page 129

…the reality of our lives often can be hard to grasp. It’s like looking in a clouded mirror…

Drive, Page 129

…flow, the deep sense of engagement… isn’t a nicety. It’s a necessity. We need it to survive. It is the oxygen of the soul.

Inspired, Page 129

Fall in love with the problem, not with the solution.

Tribes, Page 129

…whatever it is, the forces for mediocrity will align to stop you, forgiving no errors and never backing down until it’s over.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Page 129

Consensus decisions about executives almost always sway the process away from strength and toward lack of weakness. It’s a lonely job, but somebody (only the CEO) has to do it.