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Andy Grove’s quantum leap was to apply manufacturing production principles to the “soft professions,” the administrative, professional, and managerial ranks. He sought to “create an environment that values and emphasizes output”
John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
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Ben Casnocha • The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age
JACK OF ROUGH DRAFTS, MASTER OF CRAFTS When I asked a handful of education pioneers to name the best teacher of rethinking they’ve ever encountered, I kept hearing the same name: Ron Berger.
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Marc and I are both huge fans of Steve Martin’s autobiography, Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life. Marc highlighted one takeaway: “He says the key to success is, ‘Be so good they can’t ignore you.’” TF: Marc has another guiding tenet: “Smart people should make things.” He says: “If you just have those two principles—that’s a pretty good way to orient
... See moreTimothy Ferriss • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Page was not a social animal—people who talked to him often wondered if there were a jigger of Asperger’s in the mix—and could unnerve people by simply not talking.
Steven Levy • In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
Slow Productivity by Cal Newport — when less means more
ft.comCopywriter Eugene Schwartz famously sat at his desk for 33 minutes and 33 seconds at a time. He set a timer, sat down, and followed a simple rule: don’t get up until the alarm goes off.
Eddie Shleyner • Very Good Copy: 207 Micro-Lessons on Thinking and Writing Like a Copywriter
Johnson had certain characteristics that no leader of a Great Group is without. He loved excellence, and, as a result, he had an unerring eye for talent. And because he understood why talented people work, he was able to create an environment in which they thrived.
Patricia Ward Biederman • Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
Maxwell Perkins gave all his authors the feeling that he cared as much for their work as they did themselves.