“The problem with our churches today is that the lead pastor is some sissy boy who wears cardigan sweaters, has The Carpenters dialed in on his iPod, gets his hair cut at a salon instead of a barber shop, hasn’t been to an Ultimate Fighting match, works out on an elliptical machine instead of going to isolated regions of Russia like in Rocky IV in order to harvest lumber with his teeth, and generally swishes around like Jack from Three’s Company whenever Mr. Roper was around.” ProblemTodayOrderFightingThreeChurchCompanyBoysCuttingHairMachinesUltimateWork OutRussiaTeethShopsRegionsIsolatedPastorHarvestIpodsSweatersCarpenterBarbersSalonsSissyChurch TodayLumberHair CutCardigansBarber ShopRocky Iv Author:Mark Driscoll
“Somebody asked me 'what's the job of a CEO', and there's a number of things a CEO does. What you mostly do is articulate the vision, develop the strategy, and you gotta hire people to fit the culture. If you do those three things, you basically have a company. And that company will hopefully be successful, if you have the right vision, the right strategy, and good people.” PeopleIfsDoeJobsCultureThreeNumbersCompanyVisionSuccessfulFitStrategyHopefullyBeing SuccessfulGood PeopleCeoThree Things Author:Brian Chesky
“I've been part of founding three companies that have gone public. It doesn't seem like a big number, but it's actually a lot.” BigsSeemsThreeNumbersCompanyGoneFounding Author:Eric Lefkofsky
“We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?” TwoRunningThreeHalfCompanyHellMilitaryArmyCornersIslandsMarineDoing NothingMarine CorpsUsmcUnited States MarineUnited States Marine CorpsMy Marine Author:John W. Vessey, Jr.
“I was actually a fruitarian at that point in time. I ate only fruit. Now I'm a garbage can like everyone else. And we were about three months late in filing a fictitious business name so I threatened to call the company Apple Computer unless someone suggested a more interesting name by five o'clock that day. Hoping to stimulate creativity. And it stuck. And that's why we're called Apple.” ThreeNamesInterestingBusinessCompanyCreativityFiveMonthsGeniusComputerLateFruitStuckClockApplesThreatenedGarbageThree MonthsFilingGarbage Cans Author:Steve Jobs
“I did some professional radio acting as a teenager, and I essentially put myself through college with radio acting in Montreal. When I graduated, I got jobs in professional theatres, repertory, and stock theatres in Canada for a couple of years. And then I went to Stratford, Ontario, where I spent three years with a Shakespeare company. We took a classical play from Stratford to New York City, and I got some good notices there and essentially stayed and did live television. And that brings you to the beginning of filming.” YearsPlayJobsThreeActingCitiesCompanyNew YorkTelevisionCollegeCoupleRadioTheatreTeenagerCanadaNew York CityThree YearsMontrealOntarioLive Television Author:William Shatner
“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
“We see a lot of startup companies, people that have a home-based office, they've been working out of their basement for two or three years, and now their basement or kids cannot accommodate them any longer.” PeopleYearsTwoHomeKidsThreeCompanyOfficeWork OutThree YearsAccommodateBasements Author:Nancy Fox
“Yes, I direct commercials as well. I get these really weird offers and then I have to bid on them and win the job. One offer that I have now, and I've already done this last year for the same company, is for Cash Value Cheese, this cheese out in the midwest. I did two spots for them last year and I'm going to probably do three this year. I also did some for the Utah Transit Authority, which was weird and interesting and they turned out really funny - they actually won an award.” YearsWellsTwoDoneJobsLastsValuesThreeWinningInterestingCompanyOffersAuthorityDirectSpotsAwardsCashLast YearCheeseMidwestReally WeirdUtah Author:Andy Dick
“It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about. He attracted me by three things: his candid simplicity, his marvelous familiarity with ancient armor, and the restfulness of his company--for he did all the talking.” BookThreeCompanyTalkingSimplicityAncientStrangerCuriousMarvelousCastlesThree ThingsFamiliarityArmorCandid Book:10 Books in 1 Source: 10 Books in 1
“Swiss watchmaking and Silicon Valley is a marriage of technological innovation with watchmaking credibility. Our collaboration provides a rich host of synergies, forming a win-win partnership, and the potential for our three companies is enormous.” ThreeWinningCompanyRichInnovationEnormousCollaborationValleysHostPartnershipTechnologicalCredibilitySiliconSilicon ValleySwissWin WinSynergy Author:Jean-Claude Biver
“There are a handful of companies who understand all successful business operations come down to three basic principles; People---Product---Profit. Without top people, you cannot do much with the other two.” PeopleTwoThreeCompanyPrinciplesSuccessfulProductsProfitOperationsHandfulSuccessful BusinessBasic Principles Author:Malcolm Forbes
“When you're in a start-up, the first ten people will determine whether the company succeeds or not. Each is 10 percent of the company. So why wouldn't you take as much time as necessary to find all the A players? If three were not so great, why would you want a company where 30 percent of your people are not so great? A small company depends on great people much more than a big company does.” PeopleIfsWantFirstsDoeBigsThreeCompanyPlayerDependsSucceedTenPercentDetermineGreat PeopleBig Companies Author:Steve Jobs
“My brand is good storytelling. I really want [my company] Hillman Grad Productions to be associated with great stories, interesting characters; things that are three-dimensional and feel honest.” WantFeelsCharacterStoriesThreeInterestingCompanyHonestProductionsStorytellingBrandsInteresting CharactersGradGood Storytelling Author:Lena Waithe
“There are companies that are good at improving what they're already doing. There are companies that are good at extending what they're doing. And finally there are companies that are good at innovation. Every large company has to be able to do all three - improve, extend, and innovate - simultaneously.” AbleThreeCompanyInnovationImprovingExtendingLarge Companies Author:Peter Drucker
“The start of the New Year is a perfect time to start a stop doing list and to make this the cornerstone of your New Year resolutions, be it for your company, your family or yourself. It also is a perfect time to clarify your three circles, mirroring at a personal level the three questions... 1) What are you deeply passionate about? 2) What are you are genetically encoded for - what activities do you feel just "made to do"? 3) What makes economic sense - what can you make a living at?” FeelsYearsMadeThreePerfectLevelsBusinessCompanyEconomicActivityPassionateListsCirclesOur FamilyResolutionNew YearCornerstonesNew Years ResolutionMirroringFeels Just Author:James C. Collins
“There are three processes every company has to have: Somehow you've got to set strategies; you've got to have a budget, so you need an annual operating plan; and somehow you've got to do succession and people planning.” PeopleNeedsThreeProcessCompanyPlansStrategyPlanningBudgetsSuccessionAnnuals Author:Noel Tichy
“At college, I felt frustrated thinking three years was a long time and I just wanted a job but afterwards I was in employment the whole time. I got into a theatre company and started doing stand-up gigs for cash, so I lived hand-to-mouth, but there was always enough to pay the bills.” ThinkingYearsLongEnoughWholeHandsWantedJobsThreeFeltPayCompanyCollegeLong TimeMouthsBillsTheatreEmploymentThree YearsCashFrustratedGigs Author:Bill Bailey
“When I started in the business in 1999 and 2000, we had companies that were going public in two, three or four years.” YearsTwoThreeCompanyFourFour Years Author:David Sze
“When I started Cove, I spoke to three immigration lawyers who gave me a long checklist of things to do before my company could hire immigrants.” LongThreeCompanyLawyerImmigrationThings To DoImmigrantsSpokesChecklists Author:Ruchi Sanghvi
“There are three things you need to do as a CEO-founder. Think strategically, drive design, and drive technology. Some people who are really good at one can build a pretty foundational company. Most people who are very successful are good at two. But Jack is the only person in the Valley I've met who's all three. He's a first-rate strategist, a first-rate designer, and a first-rate technologist.” PeopleThinkingNeedsFirstsPersonsTwoThreeCompanyTechnologySuccessfulDesignMetsRateDesignerValleysFoundersCeoThree ThingsStrategist Author:Keith Rabois
“As luck would have (it was) in God's hands. It was me...The billionaire (part) was a stretch but I thought the almighty dollar was the way to be happy...and I woke up one morning and I had three retail establishments and a full-blown construction company with partners making great money and I was miserable.” WayHandsThreeCompanyMorningLuckDollarsPartnersMiserableConstructionEstablishmentAlmightyBillionaireRetailGreat MoneyConstruction Company Author:Drew Waters