On overnight flights, I have trained myself to get to sleep almost instantly after takeoff. I always listen to the same audiobook on my iPod so my brain knows, regardless of time zone, that that voice means it's time for bed. Margaret Heffernan audiobookbedbrain share on social
Business is not a science; it is not susceptible to experiments that can be controlled and replicated. Everything in business is too unpredictable for that - every business, employee, product, market is different and keeps changing. Margaret Heffernan businesschangecontrol share on social
Once you have power, you are inevitably surrounded by people who have their own agendas and will tell you whatever advances them. Margaret Heffernan advanceagendainevitably Change image and share on social
Noise is a buffer, more effective than cubicles or booth walls. Margaret Heffernan boothbuffercubicle Change image and share on social
I'm all for ambition and stretch goals. I set them for myself. But leadership isn't the same as cheerleading. Believing in something is a necessary but absolutely insufficient condition for making it come true. Margaret Heffernan absolutelyambitionbelieve share on social
A great advantage of a large corporation is supposed to be the large pool of talent in which its leaders can find and groom high achievers and successors. Margaret Heffernan achieveradvantagecorporation Change image and share on social
Making those around you feel invisible is the opposite of leadership. Margaret Heffernan feelinvisibleleadership Change image and share on social
The medical profession is - and knows itself to be - endemically conservative and conformist. Margaret Heffernan conformistconservativeendemically Change image and share on social
Most executives I know are so action-oriented, or action-addicted, that time for reflection is the first casualty of their success. Margaret Heffernan actionaddictcasualty Change image and share on social
In business, staying focused requires that you turn most opportunities down. Margaret Heffernan businessfocusopportunity Change image and share on social
