Quotes from the books I read

Quotes from book "Bomber Mafia" - Malcom Gladwell

Only god invents , humans discover.

The more you invest in a set of beliefs  the greater the sacrifice you make in the service of that conviction, the more resistant you will be to evidence that suggest that you are mistaken.

You should never do evil so that good may come. Read the story about Curtis Lemay vs Haywood Hansel.

We don't give prizes to people who fail at their given tasks, no matter how noble their intentions.

Quotes from book "Originals" - Adam Grant.

• Question the default.
• Triple the number of ideas you generate
• Immerse yourself in a new domain
• Procrastinate strategically
• Seek more feedback from peers

voicing and championing new ideas

• Balance your risk portfolio
• Highlight the reasons not to support your idea
• Make your ideas more familiar
• Speak to a different audience
• Be a tempered radical

Managing emotions:

• Motivate your self differently when you are committed vs uncertain
• Don't try to calm down
• Focus on the victim not the perpetrator
• Realize you are not alone
• Remember that if you don't take initiative, the status quo will persist.

leader actions:

• Run an innovation tournament.
• Picture yourself as the enemy
• Invite employees from different functions and levels to pitch ideas
• Hold an opposite day
• Ban the words like, love and hate.

building culture of originality:

• Hire not on cultural fit, but on cultural contribution
• Shift from exit interviews to entry interviews
• Ask for problems not solutions
• Stop assigning devil's advocates and start unearthing them
• Welcome criticism

Parent and teacher actions:

• Ask children what their role models would do.
• Link good behaviors to moral character.
• Explain how bad behaviors have consequences for others
• Emphasize values over rules.
• Create novel niches for children to pursue