“As an introvert, you can be your own best friend or your worst enemy. The good news is we generally like our own company, a quality that extroverts often envy. We find comfort in solitude and know how to soothe ourselves. Even our willingness to look at ourselves critically is often helpful.But, we can go too far. We can hoard responsibility and overlook the role others play. We can kick ourselves when we're down. How many times have you felt lousy about something, only to get mad at yourself for feeling lousy?” KnowsLooksPlayFeelingsFeltQualityResponsibilityCompanyEnemyRolesKnow HowWorstComfortSolitudeNewsMadEnvyKicksHelpfulWillingnessIntrovertGood NewsWorst EnemyExtroverts Author:Laurie Helgoe
“I had been in a Shakespeare company for three years and done a lot of Shakespeare. That was fun. That was interesting. It was a lot of work - anything other than Shakespeare was less work. I had a lot of interesting roles, but I don't point to them and say, "That was more interesting than that," because I don't know what the criteria are.” KnowsYearsDoneThreeFunInterestingCompanyRolesThree YearsCriteria Author:William Shatner
“I've had a chance to really stretch and do a lot of different genres. When I started acting, my whole focus and intention was to work as a stage actor in a company where you're asked to different roles - do a comedy, do a tragedy, etc. I haven't had any reservations about jumping from one type of genre to another.” DifferentWholeActorsChanceActingCompanyRolesComedyFocusStageHavensTypeTragedyIntentionGenreEtcJumpingReservationsDifferent GenresStage Actors Author:Kyle MacLachlan
“With joint-stock corporations, investors can place bets on the success of many different companies, without having to play a central management role in any one of them. This allows investors to diversify their financial holdings. It also allows them to capture profits on their investments, without having to get involved in the dirty, troublesome business of actually running a company.” DifferentPlayRunningCompanyRolesInvolvedManagementInvestmentFinancialProfitDirtyCorporationsCaptureInvestorsJointsGet InvolvedTroublesome Book:Economics for everyone: a short guide to the economics of capitalism Source: Economics for everyone: a short guide to the economics of capitalism
“I like to take chances on people, and whenever possible, promote from within - it sends a great message to everyone in the company when someone demonstrates a passion for the job and leadership skills at every step along the way and is rewarded with a leadership role.” PeopleWayJobsPassionChanceCompanyStepsRolesSkillsMessagesTake A ChanceEvery StepLeadership SkillsLeadership Roles Author:Richard Branson
“Money has to undergo a metamorphosis again, it has to relinquish its role in the market economy and engage in an economy of capacities. Then we would be concerned with human creative productivity. And we would come full circle, since each human being can then act within his company as co-creator of the future, can - in full dignity - contribute to shaping this future.” HumansWould BeHuman BeingsCompanyRolesEconomyCreativeCapacityConcernedDignityCreatorProductivityCirclesMetamorphosisMarket EconomyFull Circle Author:Joseph Beuys
“In the theater, when people hear that you're writing a play, they want to know what it's all about, whether there's a role for them. You write it fairly quickly, and it becomes a group activity before you're really ready to have company.” PeopleKnowsWantWritingPlayCompanyRolesGroupsReadyActivityTheater Author:Marsha Norman
“Companies and leaders are role models - not just with the business community - but in the broader world.” WorldCommunityCompanyLeaderRolesModelsRole Models Author:Chip Conley
“With Fresh Healthy Vending growing by the day, my role is ever-evolving, just as the company is, and I intend to take on any necessary responsibilities in order to make a positive impact and spread a message we all believe in so strongly.” BelieveOrderResponsibilityCompanyRolesGrowingHealthyMessagesImpactSpreadEvolvePositive Impact Author:Steve Finley
“I love being in space. I love being challenged by great roles that a company like Marvel creates amazing movies that no only give audiences an adventure but also give us as artists an opportunity for us to be challenged to embody amazing, multilayered characters.” GivingCharacterArtistOpportunitySpaceLove IsCompanyRolesAudienceAdventure Author:Zoe Saldana
“People that are really smart and that can learn new things can almost always find a role in the company as time goes on.” PeopleCompanyRolesTeamGoes OnSmartNew ThingsReally SmartTime Goes On Author:Sam Altman
“Indian men are still used to the traditional role given to women; they want intelligent girls for company but not to marry... they have yet to taste and relish the company of mature women.” MenWantStillsMotivationalUsedGirlGivenCompanyRolesTasteIntelligentTraditionalIndianMatureRelishIntelligent Girl Author:Amrita Pritam
“With a role like Hedda Gabler, which is incredibly complicated, you often feel that you haven't even scratched the surface the first time around, so you relish the opportunity to do it again, particularly with an ensemble of actors and the company we assembled. But when you do that in films you somehow have to make some attempt to uncross people's arms and you have to justify why you're doing it.” PeopleFeelsFirstsFilmActorsOpportunityCompanyRolesHavensArmsFirst TimeComplicatedSurfaceJustifyRelishEnsemble Author:Cate Blanchett
“I think you're peripatetic when you work in this industry. My husband and I are assuming the role of co-artistic directors at the Sydney Theatre Company in 2008. But as long as the film industry will have me, I will have it.” ThinkingLongFilmCompanyRolesIndustryDirectorsHusbandAssumingTheatreArtisticMy HusbandFilm IndustrySydney Author:Cate Blanchett
“There's a long history of subsidized philanthropy - particularly in the USA - and again the public has come to expect corporations to play a role in their social welfare. It's become easy for some companies to profit from citizen goodwill and volunteerism.” LongPlaySocialEasyCompanyRolesCitizensProfitCorporationsWelfareUsaPhilanthropyGoodwillVolunteerismSocial Welfare Author:Ravida Din
“In the economy we guarantee all market players the same conditions, and the private sector plays an increasingly important role. We are in the process of dissolving thousands of state-owned companies and converting them into stock corporations. We even plan to accelerate this development. In contrast, it is the party's responsibility to improve the lives of the people, and this is where our citizens have great confidence in us. Party members who commit crimes are severely punished.” PeopleImportantStatesPlayProcessPartyResponsibilityCompanyRolesEconomyPlayerPlansConditionsCrimeDevelopmentCitizensMembersCommitCorporationsGuaranteesContrastPrivate SectorConvertingAccelerateDissolvingGreat Confidence Author:Nguyen Minh Triet
“I think what people love about the Steve Jobs story is not just the track record at Apple, but that comeback story, that he was thrown out of Apple, came back and built the company even greater. And that perseverance is so important in terms of entrepreneurship. And nobody is a better role model for that, for all entrepreneurs all over the world than Steve Jobs.” PeopleThinkingWorldImportantStoriesJobsTermCompanyRolesRecordsGreaterModelsBuiltEntrepreneurPerseveranceTrackEntrepreneurshipApplesThrownRole ModelsComebackTrack Record Author:Steve Case
“...countries don't create economies. It is entrepreneurs and companies that create and revitalize economies. The role of the governments should be to create a nourishing environment for entrepreneurs and companies to flourish, not to get in the way of economic development.” WayShouldCountryGovernmentCompanyRolesEconomyEnvironmentEconomicDevelopmentEntrepreneurEconomic Development Author:John Naisbitt
“My first time acting for camera really was for Steven Spielberg in War Horse. I was trained in theater and I was actually working in theater at the time. I had a small role with the Royal Shakespeare Company, which is a huge prestigious theater company back in England. I honestly thought that was as good as it got.” FirstsWarActingCompanyRolesHugeFirst TimeHorseEnglandTheaterCamerasHonestlyRoyalPrestigiousSmall RolesWar Horse Author:Jeremy Irvine