“You're missing it. This is not a one-man show. What's reinvigorating this company is two things: One, there's a lot of really talented people in this company who listened to the world tell them they were losers for a couple of years, and some of them were on the verge of starting to believe it themselves. But they're not losers. What they didn't have was a good set of coaches, a good plan. A good senior management team. But they have that now.” PeopleMenWorldYearsBelieveTwoShowsBusinessCompanyPlansTeamMissingCoupleManagementStartingCoachesTwo ThingsOne ManLoserSeniorVergeMissing ItSenior Management Author:Steve Jobs
“There is at least one point in the history of any company when you have to change dramatically to rise to the next level of performance. Miss that moment - and you start to decline.” MomentsNextLevelsBusinessCompanyMissingPerformancesThat MomentDeclineMissing YouNext Level Author:Andy Grove
“I have no use whatsoever for projections or forecasts. They create an illusion of apparent precision. The more meticulous they are, the more concerned you should be. We never look at projections, but we care very much about, and look very deeply at, track records. If a company has a lousy track record, but a very bright future, we will miss the opportunity.” IfsShouldLooksUseCareOpportunityCompanyRecordsMissingIllusionConcernedInvestingTrackProjectionPrecisionVery DeepForecastsTrack RecordBright FutureMeticulous Author:Warren Buffett
“While we somehow understand revenge on an intuitive level between individuals, I do suspect that companies, assuming that people are rational, completely miss and underestimate the motivation people have for revenge.” PeopleMotivationIndividualLevelsCompanyMissingAssumingRevengeRationalSuspectsUnderestimateIntuitive Author:Dan Ariely
“Let's face it: Most companies in most industries have a kind of tunnel vision. They chase the same opportunities that everyone else is chasing, they miss the same opportunities that everyone else is missing. It's the companies that see a different game that win big. The most important question for innovators today is: What do you see that the competition doesn't see?” KindImportantDifferentBigsTodayFacesOpportunityGamesWinningBusinessCompanyVisionMissingIndustryCompetitionChasingTunnelsInnovatorsImportant QuestionsTunnel VisionMissing It Author:Bill Taylor