“The reason I've been able to maintain my position of chairman of CBS in addition to all the Viacom stuff is my team.” ReasonAbleStuffTeamPositionChairman Author:Leslie Moonves
“If the CEO doesn’t see the playing field, nobody else can. The team may need to see it too, but the CEO really needs to be able to see the entire competitive space.” IfsNeedsMayAbleSpaceTeamFieldsCeoPlaying Fields Author:Steve Ballmer
“The goals for Virginia lacrosse don't change a lot from year to year. We look at the lineup, start every year on Sept. 1 with the realistic goal to play at the end of the season, the very last game. This team has the talent to be able to do that.” YearsLooksEndsPlayAbleLastsGamesGoalTeamTalentSeasonsRealisticVirginiaDon't ChangeLacrosseRealistic Goals Author:Dom Starsia
“I have always wanted to be part of something special, and when I got to Boston.. actually, when I bought, begged and pleaded my way onto the Celtics.. it was already a championship team. I was just glad to be able to sit there and cheer and to be Larry Bird's valet, to be sure that his shoes were fine and his uniform was folded neatly.” WayAbleWantedTeamSpecialFineBirdShoesGladMy WayCheerUniformsChampionshipBostonCheerfulnessLarrySomething SpecialValetChampionship Team Author:Bill Walton
“The worst part is that if you become part of a major - all these independent labels become farm teams for your corporate parent. Basically, you do all the work for years, blowing up an artist - you discover them, blow them up, you build their fan base. And then that artist is like, "Okay, now I'm here. Now I want more. I want to be bigger." And you're either going to be able to accommodate them, you're going to be able to figure out how to take that step with them, or you're going to lose them.” IfsWantYearsAbleArtistParentLosesStepsTeamFansWorstFiguresMajorsOkayBiggerIndependentBlowLabelsCorporateFarmsAccommodateBlowing Up Author:El-P
“I've been able to dine with presidents, with leaders of corporations, traveled for 14 years with (financier and philanthropist) Michael Milken, who has taught me so much about life. Hanging around with them, it's nothing I could have believed in grade school. I could be with all of them? Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Dean Martin ... this former third-string pitcher from the Norristown High baseball team and the son of an Italian immigrant? I really am in awe when I think that has happened to me. What a life.” ThinkingYearsAbleSchoolPresidentLeaderHappenedTeamTaughtSonBaseballThirdsFormerCorporationsAweGradesImmigrantsStringsItalianTraveledPitcherDeanPhilanthropistMiltonHanging AroundDineGrades In SchoolFinanciersBaseball Team Author:Tommy Lasorda
“I've noticed that just about every time I find a large program with known glitches that no one seems able to fix, that program is written in C and is likely written by a programming team in a remote location.” SeemsAbleKnownWrittenTeamProgramProgrammingLocationGlitches Author:Jerry Pournelle
“There comes a point in the game where you gotta make a play or you gotta do something to get your team over the hump, and when that time comes you gotta be able to do it.” PlayAbleGamesTeam Author:Tony Romo
“We've had such thorough training, we've had an excellent team on the ground. With the minor glitches that have occurred, we've been able to take care of them. And the teams on the ground are getting tons of incredible data.” CareAbleTeamTrainingIncrediblesTake CareDataExcellentMinorsThoroughGlitches Author:Laurel Clark
“I definitely want to direct. This is just another learning experience for me, to get a chance to hear the questions and concerns the directors have, some of their fears. It's a team sport. You have to give everybody what they need so they are able to perform at their best.” WantNeedsGivingAbleSportsChanceTeamDirectorsConcernDirectLearning ExperienceSports Team Author:Michael B. Jordan
“I have a great team who has helped me build Biocon, I was very fortunate to be able to share my vision with a group of people who really were as excited about challenges as I was.” PeopleAbleChallengesVisionGroupsTeamShareExcitedFortunateGreat Team Author:Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw