Quotes About Impact

To do great work, you need to feel that you're making a difference. That you're putting a meaningful dent in the universe. That you are part of something important.

no one's upset by what you're saying, you're probably not pushing hard enough. (And you're probably boring, too.)

There's nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.

Set out to do good work. Set out to be fair in your dealings with customers, employees, and reality. Leave a lasting impression with the people you touch and worry less (or not at all!) about changing the world. Chances are, you won't, and if you do, it's not going to be because you said you would.

Just like work expands to fill the time available, work expands to fill the team available. Small, short projects quickly become big, long projects when too many people are there to work on them.

What you do is your legacy.

If you are going to do something, do something that matters.

Taking someone's time should be a pain in the ass. Taking many people's time should be so cumbersome that most people won't even bother to try it unless it's REALLY IMPORTANT! Meetings should be a last resort, especially big ones.

If you stop thinking that you must change the world, you lift a tremendous burden off yourself and the people around you. There's no longer this convenient excuse for why it has to be all work all the time. The opportunity to do another good day's work will come again tomorrow, even if you go home at a reasonable time.

pulling seven people away from their work for an hour is worth seven hours of lost productivity.

Stress is passed from organization to employee, from employee to employee, and then from employee to customer.

There are two fundamental ways not to be ignored at work. One is to make noise. The other is to make progress, to do exceptional work.

Write to be read, don't write just to write.

Do something meaningful. Be remarkable. Stand out. Be unforgettable. That's how you'll get the best coverage.

Remember: sentiments are infectious, whether good or bad.

What you do is your legacy. Don't sit around and wait for someone else to make the change you want to see. And don't think it takes a huge team to make that difference either.

Making a few vocal customers happy isn't worth it if it ruins the product for everyone else.

Creativity, progress, and impact do not yield to brute force.

To do great work, you need to feel that you're making a difference. That you're putting a meaningful dent in the universe. That you're part of something important.

And when you're writing, don't think about all the people who may read your words. Think of one person. Then write for that one person. Writing for a mob leads to generalities and awkwardness. When you write to a specific target, you're a lot more likely to hit the mark.

You'll be doing your company more harm than good if you bring in talented people who have nothing important to do.

when you're writing, don't think about all the people who may read your words. Think of one person.

Pass on hiring people you don't need, even if you think that person's a great catch. You'll be doing your company more harm than good if you bring in talented people who have nothing important to do.

CEOs and senior leaders who are thinking about leaving a company have effectively already left, and the biggest favor they can do the organization is to get out of the way and allow the business to change and grow.