Quotes

The Inspirational Leader, Page 139

Non-threatening is the best thing you can be in a toxic environment. It’s the principal job requirement.

Tribes, Page 139

Waiting doesn’t pay. Saying yes does.

Traction, Page 139

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

The Inspirational Leader, Page 139

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

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

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.

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.

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.