Nick Bafatakis
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In the Marines, keeping the barracks neat and tidy was not only for aesthetics but also for safety. Old habits die hard.
“In a winner's game the outcome is determined by the correct actions of the winner. In a loser's game, the outcome is determined by mistakes made by the loser.1 —Charlie Ellis”
― Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments
― Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments
“Great teams do not hold back with one another,” she said. “They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.”
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
“You see, I don’t understand why everyone thinks sports is the only way to learn about teamwork. I never played sports much, even as a kid. But I was in a band in high school and college, and I think I figured out the team thing from that.”
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
“All great relationships, the ones that last over time, require productive conflict in order to grow. This is true in marriage, parenthood, friendship, and certainly business.”
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
― The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
“By removing blame, you remove fear; by removing fear, you enable honesty; and honesty enables prevention.”
― The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
― The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
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