“Closed-minded people block others from speaking. If it seems like someone isn’t leaving space for the other person in a conversation, it’s… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“approach the conversation in a way that conveys that you’re just trying to understand.26 Use questions rather than make statements. Conduct the… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Use evaluation tools such as performance surveys, metrics, and formal reviews to document all aspects of a person’s performance.It’s hard to have… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“It is common for conversations to consist of people sharing their conclusions rather than exploring the reasoning that led to those conclusions.… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Help people through the pain that comes with exploring their weaknesses. Emotions tend to heat up during most disagreements, especially when the… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Enforce the logic of conversations. People’s emotions tend to heat up when there is disagreement. Remain calm and analytical at all times;… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Learn about your people and have them learn about you through frank conversations about mistakes and their root causes.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Find the most believable people possible who disagree with you and try to understand their reasoning. Having open-minded conversations with believable people… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Slow down your thinking so you can note the criteria you are using to make your decision. 2. Write the criteria down as a principle.… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“Having a process that ensures problems are brought to the surface, and their root causes diagnosed, assures that continual improvements occur.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“If you can’t successfully do something, don’t think you can tell others how it should be done” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“I believe that the key to success lies in knowing how to both strive for a lot and fail well. By failing well, I… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
I'm scared of one man, one vote because it suggests that everybody has an equal ability at making decisions, and I think that's dangerous. — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“A manager’s ability to recognize when outcomes are inconsistent with goals and then modify designs and assemble people to rectify them makes all the… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“So I learned to be radically open-minded to allow others to point out what I might be missing.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“During those terrible days after 9/11, when the whole country was being whipsawed by emotion, or the weeks between September 19 and October 10,… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“is more effective to train that subconscious, emotional you the same way you would teach a child to behave” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
I think that the first thing is you should have a strategic asset allocation mix that assumes that you don't know what the future… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Life is like a game where you seek to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving your goals. You get better… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
