…those who do better are not using any particularly advanced technology. Their better performance can be explained entirely by their more effective ways of handling people, modifying the workplace and corporate culture…

— Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister, Peopleware

As the old-time mariner’s dictum puts it: If you want to go from Europe to the New World, just head south until your butter melts, then turn right.

— David A. Price, Love and Hate in Jamestown

…it’s vital to explore viewpoints that don’t necessarily agree with our own.

— Peter Hollins, Mental Models

There are many technical workers who enjoy wandering so much that, like Alice in Wonderland, they don’t much care where they go, so long as they get somewhere.

— Gerald Weinberg, Becoming a Technical Leader

…leading without authority is more difficult than leading with authority. It requires a level of self-awareness that few of us are ready to develop.

— Clay Scroggins, How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge