“Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.” The book paints a picture of Machiavelli's life and shares his...

“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people...

“Don’t flash an immediate smile when you greet someone, as though anyone who walked into your line of sight would be the beneficiary....

“When you show yourself to the world and display your talents, you naturally stir all kinds of resentment, envy, and other manifestations...

“If you approach a negotiation thinking the other guy thinks like you, you are wrong. That's not empathy, that's a projection.” The book...

"In our extroverted business culture, introverts can feel excluded, overlooked, or misunderstood. But being an introvert doesn’t mean you...

“When a leader takes too much ownership, there is no ownership left for the team or subordinate leaders to take. So the team loses...

“When bosses are too invested in everyone getting along they also fail to encourage the people on their team to criticize one another...

“Not that leaders need to be overly 'nice'; the emotional art of leadership includes pressing the reality of work demands without unduly...

"Step1: Define your starting point. Keep it simple and be honest (even if it is painful). Step2: Define your end point. Don't...

“Self-deception is like this. It blinds us to the true causes of problems, and once we’re blind, all the “solutions” we can think of will...

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” The book explores what it takes to...

"In competitive situations, managers pretend to be objective, unbiased, as putting company’s interests ahead of their own, open to...

“The talented employee may join a company because of its charismatic leaders, its generous benefits, and its world-class training...

“It’s the things we don’t do that tend to haunt us long-term—such as choosing not to take a new job, not to pursue a relationship, not to...

“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be...

"It’s saying honestly to yourself and others, “This is who I am. This is how I want to be treated,” while respecting other people’s...

“You cannot talk to people successfully if they think you are not interested in what they have to say or you have no respect for them. ”...

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” The book...

“Converting a decision into action requires answering several distinct questions: Who has to know of this decision? What action has to be...