Where Authors Reveal Their Truths.
To have an effective organization, information must flow freely— up, down, and sideways. Authentic leaders share the complete picture with colleagues. They don't expect perfection; they insist on openness.
Anything less than a conscious commitment to the important is an unconscious commitment to the unimportant.
The difference between a top-performing venture fund and a poor-performing one is not the batting average, but rather the at bats per home run.
Being a leader requires: Take the time to think, which helps bring in answers and solutions.
No matter what you think you’re selling, what you’re really offering is you.
The corruption of Christianity and its acceptance in its corrupt form by the majority of men was as necessary as it is that the seed should remain hidden for a certain time in the earth in order to germinate.
If no one knows or notices someone, their good work will not help them much because it will be invisible.
You should engage in negotiation with a mindset of discovery - with hypotheses you’re looking to disprove. The goal is to extract as much information as possible. (Beginner’s mind)
When you connect with others, you position yourself to make the most of your skills and talents.
Every time you confront something painful, you are at a potentially important juncture in your life—you have the opportunity to choose healthy and painful truth or unhealthy but comfortable delusion.