“I think when you get inured with the past, you get committed to the past, you stop growing.” ThinkingPastGrowingCommitted Author:Michael Eisner
“I find that no matter how long a meeting goes on, the best ideas always come during the final five minutes, when people drop their guard and I ask them what they really think.” PeopleThinkingLongIdeasMatterAsksFiveMinutesGoes OnMeetingsFinalsFive Minutes Author:Michael Eisner
“Years later, I found myself running a network television division and then a movie studio and now an entire entertainment company. But, much of the success I've achieved can be traced to the direct and metaphorical lessons I learned in building those campfires. I can hardly think of an aspect of my life that wasn't positively affected by my camping experience.” ThinkingYearsI CanRunningFoundCompanyTelevisionBuildingLessonsAspectDirectEntertainmentStudiosAffectedDivisionPositivelyCampingMetaphoricalCampfire Author:Michael Eisner
“I don't think individual achievement in business is the most meaningful way for it to operate.” ThinkingWayIndividualAchievementMeaningfulMost MeaningfulIndividual Achievement Author:Michael Eisner
“Many people you think are individual achievers in fact have either a strong spousal partner over many years or a business partner who's either in the background, not given enough publicity or less egocentric.” PeopleThinkingYearsEnoughFactsIndividualStrongGivenPartnersBackgroundsPublicityEgocentricAchieverBusiness Partners Author:Michael Eisner
“There's a fine line between what would characterize you as a troglodyte and what would characterize you as a brilliant, avant-garde, forward-thinking genius. There's some middle ground.” ThinkingLinesMiddleFineGeniusBrilliantFine LinesAvant GardeMiddle GroundForward Thinking Author:Michael Eisner
