Quotes About Engagement

A wise reader reads the book of genius not with his heart, not so much with his brain, but with his spine. It is there that occurs the telltale tingle even though we must keep a little aloof, a little detached when reading.

Knight seemed to him to be constantly playing some game of his own invention, without telling his partners its rules.

An author's fondest dream is to turn the reader into a spectator; is this ever attained?

Unattached details take all the sparkle out of your conversation.

Looking down at her fingernails, she also asked me had I not in my family a certain strange strain. I countered by inquiring whether she would still want to marry me if my father's maternal grandfather had been, say, a Turk.

Najdraži san jednog autora jeste da pretvori ?itaoca u gledaoca.

When we read a book for the first time the very process of laboriously moving our eyes from left to right, line after line, page after page, this complicated physical work upon the book, the very process of learning in terms of space and time what the book is about, this stands between us and artistic appreciation.

When you read Turgenev, you know you are reading Turgenev. When you read Tolstoy, you read just because you cannot stop.

Messages communicated through numbers seldom stick with people

Voluntary cooperation is more than mechanical execution, where people do only what it takes to get by. It involves going beyond the call of duty, wherein individuals exert energy and initiative to the best of their abilities—even subordinating personal self-interest—to execute resulting strategies.

There are three mutually reinforcing elements that define fair process: engagement, explanation, and clarity of expectation

Engagement means involving individuals in the strategic decisions that affect them by asking for their input and allowing them to refute the merits of one another's ideas and assumptions.

Disengaged employees are an unfortunate reality in the workplace, and poor leadership is often to blame.

Stakeholders need to know that their voices have been heard and that there will be no surprises.

According to Gallup, only 30% of employees actively apply their talent and energy to move their organizations forward.

A main cause of employee disengagement is poor leadership

By fair process we mean engaging all the affected people in the process

people in the front line care as much about the proper process as those at the top.

the reason buyers love these blue ocean offerings isn't because they involve bleeding-edge technology per se, but because these offerings make the technology essentially disappear from buyers' minds. The products and services are so simple, easy to use, fun, and productive that buyers fall in love with them.

Natural focus occurs when the mind is interested. When this occurs, the mind is drawn irresistibly toward the object (or subject) of interest. It is effortless and relaxed, not tense and overly controlled.

skill of mastering the art of effortless concentration

One thing that can be said about focus is that it is always here and now—that is, in present time and present space.

It's not about the win or the loss; if we're here to experience, then we are free.

Focus means not dwelling on the past, either on mistakes or glories; it means not being so caught up in the future, either its fears or its dreams, that my full attention is taken from the present. The