“If there's a big problem and you've got the right people with you, usually the answer emerges and you do what's the obvious thing to do. I don't think of myself as some great manager or great leader. I've been very lucky to be in the positions that I've been in. I meet a lot of people and I've grown a lot of companies, and I meet a lot of CEOs at big enterprises. I'm always so surprised at how much they seem to know. It doesn't always seem to be correlated to how well they actually do.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWellsProblemBigsSeemsAnswersBusinessCompanyLeaderPositionLuckyObviousManagersThings To DoGreat MenEnterpriseCeoGreat LeaderBig ProblemsObvious ThingsGreat Managers Author:Larry Brilliant
“The answer is simple, and harsh. The market did not reward saving the lives of these children, and governments did not subsidize it. So the children died because their mothers and their fathers had no power in the market and no voice in the system.” ChildrenGovernmentMotherFatherVoiceSimpleAnswersBusinessDiedRewardsSavingHarsh Author:Bill Gates
“If we can find approaches that meet the needs of the poor in ways that generate profits for business and votes for politicians, we will have found a sustainable way to reduce inequity in the world. This task is open-ended. It can never be finished. But a conscious effort to answer this challenge will change the world.” IfsWorldWayNeedsFoundChallengesAnswersPoorEffortBusinessPoliticianApproachConsciousTasksVoteProfitFinishedChanging The World Author:Bill Gates
“Oh Lord, there it is again. The question;" What kind of business should I start?" Incidentially, it has a twin that also sets me off: "What should I specialize in during the second year of my MBA studies?" Sorry, but those are two of the most profoundly upsetting questions anyone can ask - upsetting because the answer should be obvious: Do what turns you on, not what the statistics say is best.” ShouldYearsKindTwoTurnsAsksAnswersBusinessLordStudySorryObviousUpsetStatisticsTwinsShould IMba Book:The Pursuit of Wow!: Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times Source: The Pursuit of Wow!: Every Person's Guide to Topsy-Turvy Times
“"Spirituality" in business sounds lofty. How practical is it? The answer is "very." There's a fundamental way in which Spirit and consciousness contribute to worldly success-and it has long been ignored.” WayLongSpiritSpiritualitySoundAnswersBusinessConsciousnessFundamentalsPracticalsIgnoredWorldlyLofty Book:Megatrends Two Thousand and Ten Source: Megatrends Two Thousand and Ten
“We really began to think in different ways about our business in terms of climbing this mountain and it became very clear very quickly this was the smart thing to do. Not only did we start to generate answers for those customers, they embraced us for what we were trying to do. The goodwill in the market place has just been stunning. The rest of the business case is pretty simple. I cost it down not up.” ThinkingWayTryingDifferentTermSimpleAnswersBusinessCasesClearCostMountainSmartCustomersDifferent WaysThings To DoClimbingGoodwillStunning Author:Ray Anderson