“In talking to founder after founder; I've heard almost visceral reactions to working for companies, even very cool ones with great things to work on and lots of opportunity, like Facebook, Google, or consulting firms.” OpportunityCompanyTalkingHeardReactionsGreat ThingsFirmFoundersGoogleVisceralConsultingVery CoolLike Facebook Author:Maynard Webb
“The difference between a leadership and a command company can be very great indeed, because in a hierarchical situation, people who have concerns about reactions against themselves would simply not put forward negative information.” PeopleDifferencesCompanySituationInformationConcernNegativeReactionsCommand Book:The Will to Lead: Running a Business with a Network of Leaders Source: The Will to Lead: Running a Business with a Network of Leaders
“I was an executive running a pretty substantial group before becoming CEO, and I had no idea what it was like. When something goes wrong, people say, 'It's all your fault.' Your reaction is, 'It's not my fault.' But what do you mean? I was the founder, I hired everybody in the company, I was managing it.” PeopleMeanIdeasRunningCompanyGroupsBecomingFaultsReactionsNo IdeaExecutivesFoundersCeo Author:Ben Horowitz
“Mention the name George W. Bush in mixed company, and you're likely to spark a lot of debate and emotion - hot and cold, good and bad. Not a lot of neutral reaction. He was elected in the most controversial contest in American electoral history and governed during one of the most tumultuous decades.” NamesEmotionCompanyColdHotDecadesDebateReactionsSparksContestsGood And BadControversialElectoral ProcessHot And Cold Author:Mark McKinnon
“I took a job at the Walt Disney Company and after 18 months decided to go to business school at Harvard. I was awestruck by the campus. My first reaction was I dont belong here. Then I said, Im here; lets get on with it.” FirstsSaidSchoolJobsCompanyMonthsDecidedReactionsHarvardCampusWaltBusiness SchoolDisney CompanyAwestruckWalt Disney Company Author:Jason Kilar