Quotes

The Art of the Start 2.0, Page 139

It’s almost impossible to recover from a bad start, so get there early and set the stage.

Stumbling on Happiness, Page 139

Because the subjective value of a commodity is relative, it shifts and changes depending on what we compare the commodity to.

Tribes, Page 139

Waiting doesn’t pay. Saying yes does.

The Inspirational Leader, Page 139

Fearful employees stick around because they get so institutionalized they believe every company has the same management or culture.

Traction, Page 139

When someone starts to go on a tangent, get in the habit of saying ‘Tangent Alert!’

Freakonomics, Page 139

Growing up in a single-parent home roughly doubles a child’s propensity to commit crime. So does having a teenage mother.

On Becoming a Leader, Page 139

Adversity has a great deal to do with the development of leaders. Either it knocks you out or you become a bigger and better person. – Alfred Gottschalk

Quit, Page 140

…ownership can interfere with our ability to walk away, especially when the thing we own, we created.

Leading the Unleadable, Page 140

…if you define your expectations of excellence, the interactions that happen daily and throughout the year should also reflect those expectations.

Traction, Page 140

The old days of shoving issues to the side so you can make it to next week have to come to an end.