Quotes

The Start-up of You, Page 015

The moment you begin to take success for granted is the moment a competitor lunges for your jugular.

Accelerate, Page 15

Management-driven hierarchies are built to minimize risk and keep people in their boxes and silos. To change this more than incrementally is to fight a losing battle.

Never Eat Alone, Page 15

Until you become as willing to ask for help as you are to give it… you are only working half the equation.

The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Page 015

Consciously cultivating a more realistically optimistic perspective refuels our emotional reservoir.

Talent is Overrated, Page 15

If you think your job isn’t exportable, you may be right – but think about it hard before you relax.

Blink, Page 15

It is possible to learn when to listen to that powerful onboard computer [our brain] and when to be wary of it.

Atomic Habits, Page 15

The difference a tiny improvement can make over time is astounding.

Why Managers Matter, Page 015

Decentralization makes sense when its benefits outweigh the costs as they sometimes do – but not all the time!

Quit, Page 15

…the only time you can be sure you should quit is when it’s no longer a decision, when you’re at the edge of the abyss or you’ve already stumbled into it. Then you have no choice but to abandon course.

Leading the Unleadable, Page 15

Bright-light projects bring lots of pressure… However, much of it is self-imposed. This pressure leads to bad decisions and late surprises.