“If you look at the economics of Nokia roughly half of the company, half of the business, half of how we think about the business is focused on those emerging markets and on those lower-priced devices. But, of course, people who are aspirational and buying those lower-priced devices today are looking at smart phones tomorrow, and so forth.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksTodayCoursesHalfCompanyTomorrowSmartEconomicsPhonesFocusedBuyingDevicesEmergingNokiaEmerging Markets Author:Stephen Elop
“Fresh out of college, you tend to join a company because it's a job. But, you tend to stay because it becomes a career; you start to feel at home. In the beginning of your career, you're focused on you: 'I like this place because I'm doing rewarding work; they take good care of me; the people are nice; there's runway for me,' etc.” PeopleFeelsHomeCareJobsCompanyCareersNiceCollegeFocusedEtcRunway Author:Ursula Burns
“The New Finance focused on the market's major systematic mistake. In failing to appreciate the strength of competitive forces in a market economy, it over estimates the length of the short run. In doing so, it overreacts to records of success and failure for individual companies, driving the prices of successful firms too high and their unsuccessful counterparts too low.” RunningIndividualForceMistakeCompanyEconomySuccessfulRecordsFailingMajorsLowsAppreciateFocusedDrivingFinanceFirmLengthSuccess And FailureSystematicUnsuccessfulCounterpartsMarket Economy Author:Robert Haugen
“Unfortunately our stock is somehow not well understood by the markets. The market compares us with generic companies. We need to look at Biocon as a bellwether stock. A stock that is differentiated, a stock that is focused on R&D, and a very-very strong balance sheet with huge value drivers at the end of it.” NeedsWellsLooksEndsValuesStrongCompanyHugeBalanceUnderstoodFocusedCompareDriversVery StrongSheetsGenericBalance Sheets Author:Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
“Success doesn't happen overnight. It's the small successes achieved day by day that build a company. So, don't be impatient or focused on immediate financial rewards.” HappensCompanyRewardsFinancialFocusedImpatientSmall Successes Author:John Gokongwei
“The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring out their best. They're unflappable, they're ready to die if they have to. But you can trust that, when bad things are happening, they will become clearheaded and focused.” PeopleIfsDiesCompanyLeaderWorstReadyCircumstancesQuietHappeningsManagementFocusedBad ThingsTransitionReady To DieWiringUnassuming Author:James C. Collins
“If you watched companies such as Sony and Samsung grow, they focused first on features and then on industrial design, which made their products look and feel better.” IfsFeelsFirstsLooksMadeGrowsCompanyDesignProductsFocusedFeaturesFeel BetterSonyIndustrial DesignSamsung Author:Jefferson Han
“There are multiple ways to be externally focused that are very successful. You can be customer-focused or competitor-focused. Some people are internally focused, and if they reach critical mass, they can tip the whole company.” PeopleIfsWayWholeCompanySuccessfulMassCriticalCustomersFocusedMultipleCompetitorsCritical Mass Author:Jeff Bezos