Adam Yuret

“Understanding gets compliance. Only belief gets commitment.”
― Stephen Bungay, The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions, and Results

“There are many reasons why people might only go through the motions. Two of the most common are that they do not believe a course of action is feasible or that they do not believe it makes sense.”
― Stephen Bungay, The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions, and Results

“People talking directly to one another, then letting the manager find out later, was more efficient than trying to make sure that everything happened in the “right” order and through the “proper” channels.”
― Ed Catmull, Creativity, Inc.: an inspiring look at how creativity can - and should - be harnessed for business success by the founder of Pixar

“In a matrix structure of the kind prevalent today, thinking two levels up also has the benefit of helping to resolve the dilemmas the matrix naturally creates. The “next level up” may well be ambiguous. Two bosses might point in different directions. Understanding the level above them generally resolves the issue and allows action.”
― Stephen Bungay, The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps between Plans, Actions, and Results