Alexey Pikulev

“If we don’t trust one another, then we aren’t going to engage in open, constructive, ideological conflict.”
― Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

“The old saying is that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. I say f*** that. When life gives you lemons, make margaritas.”
― Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind

“It’s the old carrot-and-stick approach—self-judgment is the stick and self-esteem is the carrot.”
― Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind

“The challenge to shifting perspective can be broken down into two general categories. The first relates to passive ignorance—people are not aware that they even have a perspective and that others might see things differently. The second relates to active indifference or resistance—we don't care that the other side may see things differently; we only want to see things our own way.”
― Donny Ebenstein, I Hear You: Repair Communication Breakdowns, Negotiate Successfully, and Build Consensus . . . in Three Simple Steps