Pirmin

“My dream—the solution—is that we would have a National Entrepreneur Day, with the following message: Most of you will fail, disrespected, impoverished, but we are grateful for the risks you are taking and the sacrifices you are making for the sake of the economic growth of the planet and pulling others out of poverty. You are at the source of our antifragility. Our nation thanks you.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder

“A useful rule of thumb: Whenever you cannot describe the vision driving a change initiative in five minutes or less and get a reaction that signifies both understanding and interest, you are in for trouble.”
― John P. Kotter, Leading Change

“my characterization of a loser is someone who, after making a mistake, doesn’t introspect, doesn’t exploit it, feels embarrassed and defensive rather than enriched with a new piece of information, and tries to explain why he made the mistake rather than moving on. These types often consider themselves the “victims” of some large plot, a bad boss, or bad weather.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder

“Generous and authentic leadership will always defeat the selfish efforts of someone doing it just because she can.”
― Seth Godin, Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us