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“Here is how I got every single one of those jobs: I sat across a desk from a man old enough to be my father and I enveloped us both in a force field of earnest competence, the kind I’d been practicing since kindergarten with my hand permanently raised in class, the kind that says I will die before I let you down, and at some point in each of these interviews the man pronounced me “impressive” and gave me a job and the prophecy came true. I never let him down.”
― Kristi Coulter, Exit Interview: The Life and Death of My Ambitious Career

“Social media is such a tiny, insular space. Once you close your screen, no one gives a fuck.”
― Rebecca F. Kuang, Yellowface

“Connected companies are living, learning networks that live within larger networks. Power in networks comes from awareness and influence, not control. Leaders must create an environment of clarity, trust, and shared purpose, while management focuses on designing and tuning the system that supports learning and performance.”
― Dave Gray, The Connected Company

“No one remembers the wipe-outs. They don’t! People remember the triumphs! They’ll remember all the times you caught that wave and you rode it into shore.”
― Sophie Kinsella, The Burnout