Sublime

Shackleton’s unwillingness to succumb to the demands of everyday life and his insatiable excitement with unrealistic ventures left him open to the accusation of being basically immature and irresponsible. And very possibly he was—by conventional standards.

The son of the man who had said, “You can always be honorable,” had what a friend calls “a monumental sense of honor,” and it merged with his monumental patriotism. He regarded his responsibility for America’s fighting men as a sacred trust. Once, after his Armed Services Committee had held a closed hearing on confidential military information,

Os cinco fatores principais poderiam ter sido retirados do manual de Bill Campbell. As equipes excelentes do Google tinham segurança psicológica (as pessoas sabiam que, se assumissem riscos, seu gestor as protegeria), metas claras, pois cada papel era significativo, e os membros eram confiáveis e convictos de que a missão da equipe faria a

peer recognition

Grove was fascinated to find that some people, with no prompting, were consistently driven to “try to test the outer limits of their abilities” and achieve their “personal best.” These employees were a manager’s dream; they were never self-satisfied. But Grove also understood that not everyone was a natural-born achiever. For the rest, “stretched”

Ike’s reputation for common sense, his dedication, his sense of humor—and his temper—had become legendary.