Quotes

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Talent is Overrated, Page 129

…for employees trying to improve, making real decisions in real time is the central practice activity that produces growth.


The Coaching Habit, Page 129

Get comfortable with silence… Bite your tongue, and don’t fill the silence. I know it will be uncomfortable, and I know it creates space for learning and insight.


Courage is Calling, Page 129

…we must test ourselves. We make courage a habit.


Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It, Page 129

There are growing pains at first [in a Results-only Work Environment], but eventually people find out a way to both get what they need from their coworkers and respect their time.


Profit First, Page 129

Some people say that they can’t be profitable until they are out of debt, but that’s not true. The only way to get out of debt is by being profitable.


Talent is Overrated, Page 129

Executives consistently report that their hardest experiences, the stretches that most challenged them, were the most helpful.


Distracted, Page 129

Watching and tracking and monitoring provides comforting evidence – the snapshot, the print-out, the fix on a map – of ‘presence’ in a virtual, mobile, split-focus world.


High Performance Habits, Page 129

When you feel necessity, you don’t sit around wishing or hoping. You get things done.


Courage is Calling, Page 129

No one is more miserable than the person who has made cop-outs and cowardice their go-to decision.


Tribes, Page 129

Remarkable visions and genuine insight are always met with resistance. And when you start to make progress, your efforts are met with even more resistance.