“I also believe that at a critical point (more than six people?), that collective wisdom turns into group think.” Quote by Lewis Schiff
“However, I believe that large groups make markets, so serving the needs of large groups is a simple approach to success in business success. But that's no reflection on whether or not they're making wise moves or good calls. It's just about filling the need.” NeedsBelieveMovingI BelieveSimpleWiseGroupsApproachReflectionServingBusiness SuccessFillingLarge Groups Author:Lewis Schiff
“The problem is not the sentiment, it's the execution. When a company makes a mistake, the individual benefits because they've learned how NOT to do something while the institution had to pay for the mistake.” ProblemIndividualPayMistakeCompanyBenefitsInstitutionsSentimentsExecution Author:Lewis Schiff
“There are not enough forums where institutions invite their workers to share their failures in a constructive way so the organization can move forward.” WayEnoughMovingShareOrganizationInstitutionsWorkersMoving ForwardInvitesConstructiveForums Author:Lewis Schiff
“It's the "Success Paradox." When a set of behaviors has gotten you somewhere, you keep doing them even though the circumstances have changed.” ChangedCircumstancesBehaviorParadox Author:Lewis Schiff
“As you climb of the organizational ladder, you have to redefine your role in the value chain from player to captain to coach to manager, and for some, to owner. These are different roles and you won't be able to succeed as a manager when you're acting like a player.” DifferentAbleValuesActingRolesPlayerSucceedCoachesChainsManagersClimbsOwnersCaptainsLaddersOrganizational Author:Lewis Schiff
“I know a lot of great success stories of those who were excellent problem-solvers because they had found a need that they could fill well. As a result, they built organizations around them and those organizations had belief systems that could be described as a form of leadership.” KnowsNeedsWellsStoriesProblemFormFoundBeliefResultsBuiltOrganizationExcellentGreat SuccessBelief SystemsSuccess StoriesProblem Solvers Author:Lewis Schiff
“However, there's nothing more inspiring than a company that does solve problems and those problems are captured as part of a larger story.” DoeStoriesProblemCompanySolveCaptured Author:Lewis Schiff
“Apple made tools that helped people express their creativity and Steve Jobs knew that so he told that story well. But Facebook makes tools that help people connect and Mark Zuckerberg is hardly a story-teller. Nevertheless, he's become a leader because his products do such a good job of solving a problem.” PeopleWellsMadeHelpingStoriesProblemJobsLeaderCreativityProductsToolsMarkApplesNeverthelessGood JobZuckerberg Author:Lewis Schiff
“In companies, there are three activities that should be labeled better. First there is the "CORE" which is the thing the company does that its customers pay it to do.” ShouldFirstsDoeThreePayCompanyActivityCustomersCore Author:Lewis Schiff