Robert I. Sutton Quotes

Renowned management guru Peter F.Drucker looked back at his 65-year consulting career shortly before he died. He concluded that great leaders could either be 'charismatic or dull' or 'visionary or numbers-orientated,' but the most inspiring and effective managers he knew all had said we rather than I.

The best single question for testing an organization's character is: What happens when people make mistakes?

Creativity isn't about wild talent as much as it's about productivity. To find new ideas that work, you need to try a lot that don't. It's a pure numbers game.

The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t.

Assholes tend to stick together, and once stuck are not easily separated.