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Predictably Irrational, Page 134

…we focus on what we may lose, rather than what we may gain.


The Effective Manager, Page 134

Really well-delivered systemic feedback is exceptionally hard to ignore and lays excellent groundwork for further efforts if the direct doesn’t change his or her behavior.


Focus, Page 134

Hyperconnected folks are typically the most influential: an organization’s social connectors, knowledge holders, or power brokers.


Managing Up, Page 134

Remember, there are some things that you should never ever share with your boss.


The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 134

Numerous studies suggest that losing something makes us far unhappier than acquiring the same thing makes us happier.


Talent is Overrated, Page 134

You don’t develop people on the cheap, and you don’t just bolt a development program onto existing HR procedures.


Predictably Irrational, Page 134

As soon as we begin thinking about giving up our valued possessions, we are already mourning the loss.


The Effective Manager, Page 134

Failure to meet commitments is a systemic failure that no organization can long tolerate among its members.


To Sell is Human, Page 134

We often understand something better when we see it in comparison with something else than when we see it in isolation.


The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 134

Although such vigilance is no longer as critical to our survival as it was thousands of years ago, we’re still highly attuned to perceive threats to our everyday well-being.