“Unfortunately, there’s no law against being smart and living stupid, no matter how harmful it may be to you. You can unknowingly ricochet away from your deepest values because you’ve mistakenly come to believe you don’t deserve to live them—and spend much of your life sabotaging what you want most by aiming for just the opposite. This doesn’t mean your values haven’t always been your values. They’re driving you still and they’re waiting for you still. Toss them away as forcefully as you want, then duck: boomerang.”

“There is no safe container to store your values while you’re at work; not living your deepest values will leak on you”

“The purpose of leadership is to change the world around you in the name of your values, so you can live those values more fully.”

“Let’s get right on top of the bottom line: You must live your personal values at work.”

“Your values are your essence: an undistorted mirror showing you at your pure, attractive best.”

“Do you think your people struggle with being true to themselves? Do their values match up with their work?”

“When rewards come from an external source instead of an internal source, they’re unreliable, which means they’re dangerous if you grow to depend on them.”