“One of the formulas to build a successful business is to nurture an “adaptability trait” in an organization’s culture.”
Source: Digitizing Boardroom: The Multifaceted Aspects of Digital Ready Boards
“David, we have been around your building and we've seven kanban boards. Each one is different! Each team is following a different process! How can you possibly cope with this complexity?' My answer was always a dismissive 'of course! Each team's situation is different.”
Source: Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business
“Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, said that in a meeting, when a woman speaks, 'many of the male board members start to withdraw physically, they start to look at their papers, to look at the floor...and you need to disrupt that.' she doesn't hesitate to call them out on it: 'When you're the chair, you say, "Somebody's talking. You should be listening.”
Source: That's What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) about Working Together
“The corporate board plays an important role in setting digital principles to ensure quality and encompass the business in the right direction.”
Source: Quality Master
“Boards can get around the problems associated with hiring outside CEOs by adopting robust succession planning.”
Source: Leadership: Enhancing the Lessons of Experience by Hughes Richard L. Ginnett Robert C. Gannett Robert C. (1998-10-15) Hardcover
“If you want to know what’s your boss is really like, go to his office with a resignation letter. You will then see your boss’s true colours. You will then see his emotions without any filters. No boss can ever fake himself in front of an employee who has just resigned.”
Source: The World's Most Frustrated Man
“This one's my other favorite. 'He's successful in interfacing with clients we already have, but as for new clients, it's low-hanging fruit. He takes a high-altitude view, but he doesn't drill down to that level of granularity where we might actionize new opportunities.'"
Clark winced. "I remember that one. I think I may have had a minor stroke in the office when he said that.”
Source: Station Eleven
“Those who do not write know nothing of life, and those who do not live do not know how to write.”
“Why did we always say we were going to shoot emails?"
"I don't know. I've wondered that, too."
"Why couldn't we just say we were going to send them? We were just pressing a button, were we not?"
"Not even a real button. A picture of a button on a screen.”
Source: Station Eleven
“Before you arrive at any networking event, read the industry trade news beforehand Better still, read the trades on a regular basis, Be prepared to discuss the news or ask a question about what you've read. If you're meeting with a specific person, be sure to have checked their Twitter, LinkedIn, and blogs beforehand. This kind of preparation will give you confidence going into a meeting.”
Source: The Myth of the Nice Girl: Achieving a Career You Love Without Becoming a Person You Hate