Books Quote by Cal Newport

The best leaders operate in four dimensions: vision, reality, ethics, and courage.

— Peter Koestenbaum

The main insight learned from interdisciplinary studies is the return to specialization

— George Stigler

“Think outside the square. Think for yourself don't just follow the herd. Think multidisciplinary! Problems by definition, cross many academic disciplines.”

— Lucas Remmerswaal

“Little disciplines compounded over time make a huge difference.”

— Orrin Woodward

The really good news is that when you give people the tools and the support to pursue what I call "four-way wins" - that…

— Stewart D. Friedman

“The four building blocks that managers can use to improve strategy execution—decision rights, information, structure, and motivators—are inextricably linked.”

— Gary L. Neilson

Different perspectives, experiences, and insights improve decision-making and lead to superior performance.

— Lynne Doughtie

In business, there's a constant focus on developing strategies, reviewing executive performance against those strategies each year, engaging with opposing or different points of…

— Jeff Raikes

The process of developing superior strategies is part planning, part trail and error, until you hit upon something that works.

— Constantinos C. Markides

“The idea that excellence at performing a complex task requires a critical minimum level of practice surfaces again and again in studies of expertise.…

— Malcolm Gladwell

One clear focus for everyone. Your business needs laser focus on what the next objective is. Execution is key.

— Ben Keighran

“1. Optimize potential. 2. Facilitate empowerment. 3. Implement visioning. 4. Strategize priorities. 5. Augment core structures.”

— Connie Willis