“From the cradle to the cubicle, we devote more time to our shortcomings than to our strengths.” SUMMARY: The book unpacks 34 key...

“Most of us go through life unaware of how our environment shapes our behavior. When we experience “road rage” on a crowded freeway, it’s...

“One of the biggest reasons why people don’t speak up, or ask for something, or talk to somebody they don’t know, is fear of rejection....

“The best lesson anyone can learn from business school is an awareness of what it can’t teach you – all the ins and outs of everyday...

“Although management and leadership are deeply intertwined in practise, we have long put the idea of leadership on a higher plane. We...

“Give a good idea to a mediocre team, and they’ll find a way to screw it up. Give a mediocre idea to a good team, and they’ll find a way...

"In a recent global survey of over 1,000 board members, fewer than 20 per cent of respondents said their companies were doing a good job...

“The problem with making an extrinsic reward the only destination that matters is that some people will choose the quickest route there,...

“Until you become completely obsessed with your mission, no one will take you seriously. Until the world understands that you're not...

“You are a threat to all things average. You remind the average that they have settled! The naysayer needs to make sense of not doing,...

“Give a good idea to a mediocre team, and they’ll find a way to screw it up. Give a mediocre idea to a good team, and they’ll find a way...

“We live in a world where there are two currencies: money and time. That’s why they call it “paying” attention.” The book is a guide to...

"The lesson is that incentives can be a dangerous weapon. A critic of this research might say that the problem is not incentives, but...

“The difference between how a person treats the powerless versus the powerful is as good a measure of human character as I know.” The...

“Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really...

“Bill looked for four characteristics in people. The person has to be smart, not necessarily academically but more from the standpoint of...

“We usually think of ourselves as sitting the driver's seat, with ultimate control over the decisions we made and the direction our life...

“There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.” The book brings a deep and refreshing view on...

"We may have a perfectly adequate way of doing something, but that does not mean there cannot be a better way." This book gives you a...

"If you run your ship with the conviction that everyone's a slacker, your employees will put all their ingenuity into proving you are...