Quotes From "First Break All The Rules: What The Worlds Greatest Managers Do Differently" By Marcus Buckingham

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Talent is the multiplier. The more energy and attention you invest in it, the greater the yield. The time you spend with your best is, quite simply, your most productive time. Marcus Buckingham
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...every time you make a rule you take away a choice and choice, with all of its illuminating repercussions, is the fuel for learning. Marcus Buckingham
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In fact, over the last twenty years, authors have offered up over nine thousand different systems, languages, principles, and paradigms to help explain the mysteries of management and leadership. Marcus Buckingham
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Managers are encouraged to focus on complex initiatives like reengineering or learning organizations, without spending time on the basics. Marcus Buckingham
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The greatest managers in the world do not have much in common. But despite their differences, these great managers do share one thing: Before they do anything else, they first break all the rules of conventional wisdom. Marcus Buckingham