“Authority never matches responsibility. That's one of the great myths and delusions of all times. Winning managers and individual performers at all levels know that effectiveness means building your own network and creating your own authority. Those who succeed always reach far beyond formal deputation, take initiatives, and take the heat when things go awry. That's true in the military in times of war, true for 200 person manufacturing firms, and true at giant automakers or software companies.” KnowsMeanPersonsWarWinningIndividualLevelsResponsibilityCompanyMilitaryBuildingSucceedAuthorityCreatingMythAll TimeManagersFirmHeatGiantsDelusionPerformersSoftwareInitiativeFormalEffectivenessManufacturingSoftware Company Author:Tom Peters
“So when this opportunity came up through Elisabeth Murdoch and her company Shine, to be an executive producer and actually be part of the show, I liked the idea because I like the word mentor. I don't want to judge someone. I like sharing my knowledge with my girls, and anything they ask me I'll try to do to help them. Any of my real friends who know me, know that's how I really am.” KnowsWantTryingIdeasRealHelpingShowsGirlAsksOpportunityCompanyJudgingShiningProducersAsk MeExecutivesMentorKnow MeReal FriendsMy Girl Author:Naomi Campbell
“I have to have the sensibility to keep Versace company in good shape because there are so many people working for it, and we need to have the company grow and also be relevant. So I work very hard for all that to happen, and I wish people would know me for that and be satisfied.” PeopleKnowsNeedsHardHappensWishGrowsCompanyShapesSatisfiedRelevantKnow MeSensibilityVersace Author:Nicki Minaj
“The thief who is in prison is not necessarily more dishonest than his fellows at large, but mostly one who, through ignorance or stupidity [or racism or poverty! - Draffan] steals in a way that is not customary. He snatches a loaf from the baker's counter and is promptly run into gaol. Another man snatches bread from the table of hundreds of widows and orphans and similar credulous souls who do not know the ways of company promoters; and, as likely as not, he is run into Parliament.” KnowsMenWaySoulRunningCompanyPovertyIgnoranceRacismFellowsTablesPrisonStupidityStealingBreadThievesParliamentAnother ManWidowsOrphanBakersPromotersWidows And Orphans Author:George Bernard Shaw
“Any institution becomes a community - whether it's a high school or a boarding school or a publishing company or a small town where everybody knows certain things about people.” PeopleKnowsSchoolCertainCommunityCompanyHigh SchoolTownsInstitutionsPublishingSmall Town Author:Alice Hoffman
“I work constantly but I work at a lot of different things. You know, I run a theater company in New York, I direct plays, act in plays, in movies, so I try to keep it eclectic.” KnowsTryingDifferentPlayRunningCompanyNew YorkDirectTheaterDifferent ThingsEclectic Author:Philip Seymour Hoffman
“Some people don't want to know that very little progress has been made. It is in the same way that companies are selling their products (i.e. the billion dollar cosmetic industry), they can package the message of femininity and normalization around this disease.” PeopleKnowsWayWantLittlesHas BeensMadeCompanyProgressProductsIndustryDiseaseMessagesDollarsBillionsSellingMade ItFemininityPackagesCosmetics Author:Ravida Din
“What oil companies don't want you to know is that refineries use a huge amount of electricity in refining gasoline. And that's usually not even figured into reports about gas cars' overall energy use.” KnowsWantUseEnergyCompanyCarHugeAmountOilReportsGasElectricityGasolineRefiningOil CompaniesEnergy UseRefinery Author:Chris Paine
“Since we can no longer rely on the company for security, it must come from within. For people who know who they are and what they're called to do, it will be a world of great opportunity. For those who continue to define themselves in terms of the expectations and opinions of others, it will be a world of pain and frustration.” PeopleKnowsWorldPainOpportunityTermCompanyOpinionSecurityExpectationsRelyFrustrationGreat Opportunity Book:Personal Best: 1001 Great Ideas for Achieving Success in Your Career Source: Personal Best: 1001 Great Ideas for Achieving Success in Your Career
“LinkedIn allows you to search histories and CVs in your network - it's great for finding people who work in a particular company, or who have worked with someone you know. It's also an interesting way to find references for people or companies you're getting to know.” PeopleKnowsWayInterestingCompanyParticularFindingsInteresting WaysLinkedin Author:Joichi Ito
“As far as Paris goes, we don't know for sure yet how these guys communicate among themselves and how they communicated back to the ISIS leadership in Iraq and Syria, but I'm fairly confident we're going to learn they used these encrypted communication applications that have commercial encryption and are extremely difficult for companies to break - and which the companies have made the decision not to produce a key for.” KnowsMadeUsedGuyDifficultDecisionCompanyBreakProduceCommunicationKeysIraqCommunicateParisApplicationSyriaIsisEncryption Author:Michael Morell
“You know, Dr. Edwin Land was a troublemaker. He dropped out of Harvard and founded Polaroid. Not only was he one of the great inventors of our time but, more important, he saw the intersection of art and science and business and built an organization to reflect that. Polaroid did that for some years, but eventually Dr. Land, one of those brilliant troublemakers, was asked to leave his own company - which is one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of.” KnowsYearsArtImportantCompanySawsHeardLandBuiltOrganizationBrilliantOur TimeDrsInventorHarvardArt And ScienceIntersectionsTroublemakerPolaroidsGreat Inventors Author:Steve Jobs
“Sometimes, you release an album and the record company just about ignores it, and so many people don't even know it's out. And I'm not about to jump up and down shouting, "Hey folks, look at me! I'm cool and groovy!" That's not what George Harrison is all about.” PeopleKnowsLooksSometimesCompanyRecordsFolksAlbumsReleaseHeyLook At MeUp And DownShoutingRecord CompaniesGroovy Author:George Harrison
“If you have passion for what you do, the company you keep, the life you live, it will be reflected in whatever you create. Passion is like that; it springs out, jumps, unpredictable and unplanned, into everything we touch. If it doesn't, others know. Passion can't be faked and it can't be manufactured. Which is why it is so priceless.” IfsKnowsPassionCompanySpringUnpredictablePricelessCompany You KeepPassion For What You Do Author:R. D. Laing
“I like the company of guys. I have a lot of good girlfriends that I really love, but you know, most of my close friends are men.” KnowsMenGuyCompanyGirlfriendClose FriendsGood GirlGood Girlfriend Author:Aisha Tyler
“If companies don't know that they can run out of money, they won't be thinking of ways not to run out of money.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayRunningCompany Author:Bill Gross
“I trust online banking. You know why? Because if somebody hacks into my account and defrauds my credit card company, or my online bank account, guess who takes the loss? The bank, not me.” IfsKnowsLossCompanyAccountsCreditCardsOnlineBankingCredit CardHacksBank Accounts Author:Kevin Mitnick