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“raging introvert.”
“No. For every kid like that one, there are ten who
never made
it.”
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“Well, in most sports, there is a clear score at the end of the game
“Disagree and commit.”
“Let me assure you that from now on, every staff meeting we have will be loaded with conflict. And they won’t be boring. And if there is nothing worth debating, then we won’t have a meeting.”
“Like a theme?”
“If everything is important, then nothing is.”
“Because if we don’t find a way to make money, avoiding spending it does us no good.” As annoying as Mikey’s tone was, the truth of the statement could
“Mikey isn’t going to add any value to this conversation. This has nothing to do with public relations or advertising. This is strategy.”
“Look, I’ve got nothing to do around here. We were supposed to be growing much faster by now and getting involved in a lot more M&A activity.
See, I’m beginning to feel that I made a bad career move by coming here,
Kathryn kicked off the event with her usual speech. “We have more money, better technology, more talented and experienced executives, and yet we’re behind our competitors. Let’s remember that the reason we’re here is to start working more effectively as a team.”
“It sounds like we’re all scrambling for lifeboats on the Titanic.”
Don’t you think he should have come to you about fixing this problem before today?
What the leader cannot do is place too high a premium on certainty or consensus.
