Quotes

The Badass Business Analyst, Page 143

A Badass reads the news, and makes themselves aware of the world to help manage relationships.

The Lean Product Playbook, Page 143

When you are so close to your product, it is difficult – often impossible – to perceive it as a new customer does.

Distracted, Page 143

Our data bit-and-snapshot portraits are drawn and redrawn in codes that we do not comprehend. With one tainted trace, we can be quietly erased.

A World Without Email, Page 143

The Process Principle: Introducing smart production processes to knowledge work can dramatically increase performance and make the work much less draining.

Pour Your Heart Into It, Page 143

Convincing shareholders to increase their investment is probably the hardest part of an entrepreneur’s work.

Drive, Page 143

If people chase profit goals, reach those goals, and still don’t feel any better about their lives, one response is to increase the size and scope of the goals – to seek more money or greater outside validation.

Flawless Consulting, Page 143

Although sometimes consultants and clients may act like adversaries, their feelings and concerns are frequently complimentary.

Atomic Habits, Page 143

Motion makes you feel like you’re getting things done. But really, you’re just preparing to get something done.

Getting to Yes, Page 143

Waiting for the right time is a high-cost game. In addition to making delaying tactics explicit and negotiating about them, consider creating a fading opportunity for the other side.

When, Page 144

Sometimes the best course of action is… inaction. Yes, that can feel agonizing, but no move can often be the right one.