Aly Ackley

“I continued, “The painting shows this fish with a big eye and a halo, floating in air, and underneath the fish are all these Native Americans having sex.” “What? What does that have to do with Custer’s Last Stand?” “Well, the painting is titled, Holy Mackerel, Look at All Those Fucking Indians.”
― Nelson DeMille, Wild Fire

“Politics is when people choose their words and actions based on how they want others to react rather than based on what they really think.”
― Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

“Great teams make clear and timely decisions and move forward with complete buy-in from every member of the team, even those who voted against the decision. They leave meetings confident that no one on the team is quietly harboring doubts about whether to support the actions agreed on.”
― Patrick Lencioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable

“She explained. “Once we achieve clarity and buy-in, it is then that we have to hold each other accountable for what we sign up to do, for high standards of performance and behavior. And as simple as that sounds, most executives hate to do it, especially when it comes to a peer’s behavior, because they want to avoid interpersonal discomfort.”
― Jossey-Bass, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable