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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't tell you that if you bring in a bunch of weird and different people, then a bunch of good things will happen. But I can tell you that if you hire a bunch of similar people and promote only the ones who are most similar, a bunch of bad things are likely to happen.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When trying to innovate, most people stop after 10-15 possibilities, failing to recognize that their first ideas are usually the most obvious ones.
- Diversity
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- Nov 07, 2020
To get real diversity of thought, you need to find the people who genuinely hold different views and invite them into the conversation.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
When making decisions about people, stop confusing experience with evidence. Just as owning a car doesn't make you an expert on engines, having a brain doesn't mean you understand psychology.
- Nov 07, 2020
Recognize that dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong, and go out of your way to reward them.
- Character
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- Nov 07, 2020
People often believe that character causes action, but when it comes to producing moral children, we need to remember that action also shapes character.
- Emotion
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- Nov 07, 2020
When writing 'Give and Take' and 'Originals,' the predominant emotion for me was curiosity.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's ironic that when you go through a tragedy, you appreciate more. You realize how fragile life is and that there are so many things to still be thankful for.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
When takers talk about mistakes, they're usually quick to place the blame on other people. Givers are more likely to say 'Here's the mistake I made; I learned the following from it. Here are the steps I'm taking to make sure I don't let people down in the future.'
- Nov 07, 2020
If you don't hire originals, you run the risk of people disagreeing but not voicing their dissent.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
You want people who choose to follow because they genuinely believe in ideas, not because they're afraid to be punished if they don't. For startups, there's so much pivoting that's required that if you have a bunch of sheep, you're in bad shape.
- Leader
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's true that every leader needs followers. We can't all be nonconformists at every moment, but conformity is dangerous - especially for an entity in formation.
- Embedded
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- Nov 07, 2020
A resilient culture has a certain amount of resistance embedded in it. Not so much to capsize it, but enough so that it doesn't atrophy.
- Dangerous
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- Nov 07, 2020
Conformity is dangerous.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020