“The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement. It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself.” IndividualBusinessEconomyAchievementWarmChiefsCorporationsExecutivesAwardsGesturesSalaryChief Executives Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“The reason is still difficult to explain, but it is not complicated. That inner voice that will not be denied, once we learn to listen to it, had whispered since the beginning, "Business is not what your life is about. Founding VISA and being its chief executive officer is something you must do, but it's only preparatory."” StillsReasonLife IsDifficultVoiceBusinessComplicatedChiefsExecutivesOfficersDeniedFoundingInner VoiceVisaChief Executives Book:Birth of the Chaordic Age Source: Birth of the Chaordic Age
“The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.” ActionEnergyBusinessDestinyHistoryConditionsHealthDependsIncreaseChiefsFulfillmentFacultyAmerican DreamOrganismsVitalityVigor Author:Colin Powell
“A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten,' he does not say 'My men were beaten.'” MenDoeFearBusinessResponsibilityAtheismAssumingRageChiefsAccountabilityBossBeatenBoss DayMilitary LeadershipResponsibility Of Leadership Book:Flight to Arras Source: Flight to Arras