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“The more deference there is, the narrower the band of judgements on which organisations rely. Deference acts like the fatty deposits that build up in arteries, restricting the flow of fresh, oxygen-enriched blood across the system.”
― Never Mind the Bosses: Hastening the Death of Deference for Business Success
― Never Mind the Bosses: Hastening the Death of Deference for Business Success
“The Australian is forcefully loquacious, until the moment of expressing any emotion. He is aggressively committed to equality and equal-opportunity for all men, except for black Australians. He has high assurance in anything he does combined with a gnawing lack of confidence in anything he thinks.”
― The Australian Ugliness
― The Australian Ugliness
“It really matters when the work we are doing doesn't.”
― Make It Matter: How Managers Can Motivate by Creating Meaning
― Make It Matter: How Managers Can Motivate by Creating Meaning
“The true purpose of a present is to be received.”
― The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
― The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
“It is irrational to be politically well-informed because the low returns from data simply do not justify their cost in time and other resources.”
― The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
― The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
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