Steve Schwartz

“There’s no skill in birth and death. At the beginning and at the end, luck reigns unchallenged. Here’s the truth: most of the world is noise, and we spend most of our lives trying to make sense of it. We are, in the end, nothing more than interpreters of static.”
― Maria Konnikova, The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win

“Remember, getting stuck in the victim cycle is not bad, it’s just not effective. It keeps you from getting results.”
― Roger Connors, The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability

“As accountability deepens and people move Above The Line within the organization, a shift occurs from “tell me what to do,” to “here is what I am going to do, what do you think?”—a truly profound and empowering approach to getting results.”
― Roger Connors, The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability

“It should come as no surprise that the real value and benefit of accountability stems from a person’s or an organization’s ability to influence events and outcomes before they happen.”
― Roger Connors, The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability