Quotes

On Becoming a Leader, Page 138

Leaders learn by leading, and they learn best by leading in the face of obstacles.

Hooked, Page 138

…studies reveal that our past is an excellent director of our future.

Leading the Unleadable, Page 138

The culture of an organization is formed by a number of common interactions that occur in that organization every week.

Hooked, Page 138

Businesses that leverage user effort confer higher value to their products simply because their users have put work into them. The users have invested in the products through their labor.

A Whole New Mind, Page 138

Most inventions and breakthroughs come from reassembling existing ideas in new ways.

The Effective Manager, Page 139

…if we promise sanctions, we must deliver them when and how we say they are going to be delivered, if behavior change is not forthcoming.

The Inspirational Leader, Page 139

…when you’re out of that toxic environment, you soon realize how unhealthy is was and how much the organization’s management contributed to creating that environment.

Freakonomics, Page 139

…study has shown that low maternal education is the single most powerful factor leading to criminality.

A Whole New Mind, Page 139

In a complex world, mastery of metaphor – a whole-minded ability that some cognitive scientists have called ‘imaginative rationality’ – has become ever more valuable.

How to Become a Rainmaker, Page 139

The Rainmaker prepares for the input sessions with carefully crafted needs analyses and situation-understanding questions. No question is too trivial, too obvious, too mundane to ask.