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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.


Emotional Intelligence 2.0, Page 129

Approaching everyone you encounter as though they have something valuable to teach you… is the best way to remain flexible, open-minded, and much less stressed.


The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 129

To really take in and process critical feedback, it must be delivered by someone who makes us feel safe and who we believe truly has our best interests at heart.


Tribes, Page 129

Leadership is the art of giving people a platform for spreading ideas that work.


Leaders Eat Last, Page 129

When our relationships with customers or employees become abstract concepts, we naturally pursue the most tangible thing we see – the metrics.


The Badass Business Analyst, Page 129

What you need to do is forgive so you can move on with your life, your projects, and your relationships.


Only the Paranoid Survive, Page 129

When people in the company start asking questions like “But how can we say ‘X’ when we do ‘Y’?” more than anything else this is a tip-off that a strategic inflection point may very well be in the making.


The Heart of Change, Page 129

Focus means more is achieved quickly. Quick achievements provide so much: a feeling of accomplishment, a sense of optimism.


The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 129

…the research suggests that leaders who operate from anger and negativity literally have the power to make their employees sick.


Leaders Eat Last, Page 129

Leaders who put a premium on numbers over lives are, more often than not, physically separated from the people they serve.