“Too often it's not the most creative guys or the smartest. Instead, it's the ones who are best at playing politics and soft-soaping their bosses. Boards don't like tough, abrasive guys.” GuyCreativeToughIntelligentManagementBoardsBoss Author:Carl Icahn
“In life and business, there are two cardinal sins, the first is to act precipitously without thought, and the second is to not act at all. Unfortunately the board of directors and top management of Times Warner already committed the first sin by merging with AOL, and we believe they are currently in the process of committing the second; now is not a time to move slowly and suffer the paralysis of inaction.” FirstsBelieveTwoMovingSufferingProcessSinDirectorsManagementCommittedBoardsInactionCardinalsParalysisBoard Of DirectorsMergingTop Management Author:Carl Icahn
“I can tell you how bad our boards are... I don't have to watch Saturday Night Live anymore; I just go to the board meetings.” I CanNightWatchesMeetingsBoardsSaturdaySaturday NightSaturday Night LiveFunny GraduationBoard Meetings Author:Carl Icahn
