You are not your resume, you are your work.

People are not afraid of failure, they're afraid of blame.

There's no correlation between how good your idea is and how likely your organization will be to embrace it.

The problem with working with a coach isn't that we don't know what to do. The real problem is that we don't want to change our mind.

Marketing yourself to a new person often involves being charismatic, clever and quick-but most jobs and most relationships are about being consistent, persistent and brave.

A brilliant author or businesswoman or senator or software engineer is brilliant only in tiny bursts. The rest of the time, they’re doing work that most any trained person could do.

Don’t do it because it’s your job, do it because you can.