Being Direct Quotes (3 quotes)

“Intelligence is not expecting people to understand what your intent is; it is anticipating how it will be perceived.”
― Shannon L. Alder

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“Don't use proxies when you give tough feedbacks. Be direct! Rather than saying 'some people don't even know how to pick the right tie'. Pull aside the person who needs your feedback, and tell him/her in his/her face: 'Your tie doesn't match with the event', and offer some options.”
― Assegid Habtewold, The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks: For continued success in leadership

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“what i can promise to be is water,
water plain and direct as Niagara.
unsparing of myself, unsparing of
the cliff i batter, but also unsparing
of you, tourist. the question for me is
how long can i cling to this edge?”
― Lucille Clifton, Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems, 1988-2000

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