“To adapt a Margaret Thatcher-ism: Being smart is like being a lady; if you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” Meghan Kruger
This wonderful quote comes from Meghan Kruger's Washington Post column on 17 July 2019, titled, “Who’s the smartest of them all? Trump and Biden both say ‘… read more
"The days are long, but the years are short." Anonymous
What a wonderful reminder of so many important things in life, from raising a child to managing a career. Let's focus on the latter for a moment. Think about those days when you are really dragging. Too much to do, in too little… read more
“Recognizing that inflection point — the point at which our continuing to rework our work reaches a law of diminishing returns — is one of the hardest skills to learn, but also one of the most necessary.”
Dr. Alex Lickerman on the topic of just getting things done, writing in Psychology… read more
"We have been taught how to learn from experience, but what is needed today is the ability to learn without experience. What's needed today is conceptual reasoning skills that connect new ideas and work across contexts."
David Epstein "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized… read more
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "Don't confuse what people in Washington are saying for what people in the country are feeling."
The 32nd president of the United States, Roosevelt was also one of the most loved by the people for his common sense and caring. This quote came as the result of a… read more
"Be not the first by whom the new are tried, nor yet the last to lay the old aside." Alexander Pope
One of Britain's greatest poets and satirists, it's easy to see why Pope was admired for his insights into human nature. In this quote, to me, he speaks to those of us who may be a bit… read more
"Vision without implementation is hallucination." Walter Isaacson
It would be hard to estimate how many times I have used this quote in my work with leaders and senior teams. It's especially useful with people who consider themselves visionaries, have great ideas, but lack the… read more
"Virtually every good thing in my life I can trace back to a misfortune, so my feeling is you don't know what's good and what's bad when things happen. You do not know. You have to wait to find out." Author and filmmaker, Sebastian Junger
This is one of those wonderful quotes that causes… read more
George Bernard Shaw: “Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.”
The brilliant 20th century Irish playwright and political activist, Bernard Shaw, as he preferred to be known, was one of two people to ever win both an Oscar and a Nobel Prize. Shaw's wit… read more
"You can deny reality, but you can't deny the consequences of denying reality." Ayn Rand
For me, the true test of a quote is how well it wears with time and remains relevant. There is no better example of this than this quote from the mid-20th century, and my guess is that its relevance… read more
