Quotes

How, Page 137

Technological transparency has lifted the veil of proxies and surrogates, leaving individuals and organizations exposed as never before.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 137

Our core emotional need is to feel secure – to be valued – and challenges to our self-worth do just the opposite. They make us feel devalued and insecure…

Talent is Overrated, Page 137

Organizations that are the most successful at building team performance are especially skilled at avoiding or addressing potential problems that are particularly toxic to the elements of deliberate practice…

Grit, Page 137

…there are different kinds of positive experience: the thrill of getting better is one, and the ecstasy of performing at your best is another.

The Quarter-Life Breakthrough, Page 137

Breakthroughs involve change, and many of those changes will probably be outside your comfort zone.

Zero to One, Page 137

Whoever is first to dominate the most important segment of a market with viral potential will be the last mover in the whole market.

Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It, Page 137

There is an idea out there, a kind of macho work ethic, that work is battle, that work is all-out war.

Profit First, Page 137

The competition will squeeze you eventually, and soon, so keep finding ways to do what you do better, faster, and cheaper.

Tiny Habits, Page 137

There is a direct connection between what you feel when you do a behavior and the likelihood that you will repeat the behavior in the future.

Playing Big, Page 137

…speaking forthrightly about our accomplishments allows women to know our accomplishments and integrate them into our sense of self.