📣 Curious Quotes from the Author
“Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. kathrin jansen”
“Each of us can show up in our own way, but the choice is the same: to lead, to create work that matters, and to find the magic that happens when we are lucky enough to cocreate with people who care.”
“Management is the hard work of getting people who work for you to do what they did yesterday, but faster and cheaper. It requires authority—a hierarchy that gives the manager the power to insist. Leadership is voluntary. Voluntary to perform and voluntary to follow. It’s the work of imagining something that hasn’t happened before and inviting people to come along for the journey. Without voluntary enrollment, it’s not leadership, it’s only management.”
“When we do the work when the boss isn’t looking, we’re adhering to standards. But if our behavior changes when we’re under surveillance, that’s simply because we’ve been harassed into tolerating the performance of obedience. Obedience is about the passion or power of the manager. Standards revolve around the values of the institution.”
“The only way a business is successful and productive is if employees feel that sense of empowerment, that sense of energy and connection for the company’s mission and are doing meaningful work.”
“The people you hire to follow instructions are rarely the people who will help you build something of innovation and substance.”
“We owe our employees a debt. We owe it to our coworkers. And we owe it to our bosses. Work is the expression of our energy and our dreams. We owe those along for the journey the same dignity and connection we would like to receive in return.”
“Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.”
“I’m not in charge of you, and I’m not manipulating you. I’m simply establishing the conditions for you to get to where you said you wanted to go. You tell me where you’re going and what you need. You make promises about your commitment and skills development. I’ll show up to illuminate, question, answer, spar with, and challenge you. I’ll work tirelessly to make sure you’re part of a team of people who are ready to care as much as you do.”
📚 Cognition of the Book’s Big Idea:
The traditional industrial-capitalist job models are no longer effective. However, there is an alternative. Workplaces that prioritize significance over safety and profit are driving transformative change and innovation, and they are bringing their employees and consumers with them.
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