Manifesto
If you’re looking to create a timeless sense of purpose and to shape the overall mission of your life, then you should use principles. Establishing a set of principles creates a compass to which you can refer whenever something is in doubt or you need to take a stand or evaluate any particular opportunity, behavior, or situation.
Just a moment...
Katharina Sommerkamp added 5mo
To encourage trial and error, set a goal for the minimum number of mistakes you want to make per day or per week. When you expect to stumble, you ruminate about it less—and improve more.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Katharina Sommerkamp added 4mo
Weak leaders silence voice and shoot the messenger. Strong leaders welcome voice and thank the messenger. Great leaders build systems to amplify voice and elevate the messenger.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Katharina Sommerkamp added 4mo
elevate people who put the mission above their ego—and prioritize team cohesion over personal glory.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Katharina Sommerkamp added 4mo
The key question is not how long people have done a job. It’s how well they can learn to do a job.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Katharina Sommerkamp added 4mo
beware of mistaking past accomplishments and experience for future potential. Background and talent determine where people start, but character skills shape how far they can climb.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Katharina Sommerkamp added 4mo
Success is more than reaching our goals—it’s living our values. There’s no higher value than aspiring to be better tomorrow than we are today.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Katharina Sommerkamp added 4mo
Katharina Sommerkamp added 4mo
As I said, most companies and most interviews focus more on the question: can this person do what we need? But if you’re trying to recruit the best talent in the world, it needs to start with them. Who are they? What do they love doing? What are their ambitions? How does their past shape what they want for their future? What are they insecure about... See more
Molly Graham • Fit
Katharina Sommerkamp added 1mo
I believe it's easier to grow your business through relationships when your work is your passion. Talking about work doesn't become Sales, rather shared interest. And it works like a magnet, it connects you with like-minded people naturally.
Katharina Sommerkamp added 4mo