Quotes

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.

Predictably Irrational, Page 140

In running back and forth among the things that might be important, we forget to spend enough time on what really is important. It’s a fool’s game, and one that we are remarkably adept at playing.

Hooked, Page 140

To avoid the cognitive dissonance of not liking something that others seem to take so much pleasure in, we slowly change our perception of the thing we once did not enjoy.

Sooner Safer Happier, Page 140

There should not, however, be a primary focus on cost and schedule.

Unreasonable Hospitality, Page 140

Praise is affirmation, but criticism is investment.

On Becoming a Leader, Page 140

Everywhere you trip is where the treasure lies. That’s learning from surprise, as well as adversity.

Quit, Page 140

When we own something, we value it more highly than an identical item that we do not own…. this cognitive illusions… [is called] the endowment effect.