“My grandfather was an autoworker, and I have a weapon he manufactured to protect himself from the company that he would carry to work. It's a big iron pipe with a hunk of lead on the head. I think about how far we've come as companies from those days, where workers had to protect themselves from the company.” ThinkingBigsCompanyProtectWeaponsWorkersIronWorking ItGrandfatherMy GrandfatherPipeHunkHow Far We've Come Author:Larry Page
“I hate it when people call themselves 'entrepreneurs' when what they're really trying to do is launch a startup and then sell of go public, so they can cash in and move on. They're unwilling to do the work it takes to build a real company, which is the hardest work in business.” PeopleTryingRealMovingHateCompanyI HateSellsEntrepreneurHardestWorking ItCashUnwilling Author:Steve Jobs
“I learned how difficult it is to be an artist. There are always compromises. The record company wants you to do this, your fans want you to do this, your family, you can't concentrate on your work. It's a hard thing to be an artist and not give up. That's why I have so much respect for people like Dylan and Neil Young and Tom Waits, because they keep at it. I have a new respect for a true artist.” PeopleWantGivingHardYoungArtistWaitingDifficultCompanyRecordsFansGiving UpCompromiseOur FamilyWorking ItTomsNot Giving UpDylanHard ThingsRecord CompaniesTrue Artists Author:Robert Hilburn
“A visionary company is like a great work of art. Think of Michelangelo's scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel or his statue of David. Think of a great and enduring novel like Huckleberry Finn or Crime and Punishment. Think of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony or Shakespeare's Henry V. Think of a beautifully designed building, like the masterpieces of Frank Lloyd Wright or Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. You can't point to any one single item that makes the whole thing work; it's the entire work-all the pieces working together to create an overall effect-that leads to enduring greatness.” ThinkingArtWholeTogetherCompanyNovelPiecesEffectsCrimeGreatnessBuildingSceneEndurePunishmentWorking TogetherWorking ItWorks Of ArtFrankMasterpieceItemsVansGreat WorkStatuesSymphonyCeilingsVisionariesGenesisChapelCrime And PunishmentHuckleberrySistine ChapelHenry VMies Van Der Rohe Book:Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work Source: Thinking for a Change: 11 Ways Highly Successful People Approach Life and Work
“Whenever possible, I like to have the supreme head of a company show me over the works. It is extremely illuminating to note the attitude of workers towards their boss, and equally interesting to note the attitude towards the workers. It is tragic to notice how many chief executives of large concerns are absolutely unknown, even by sight, to the rank and file of their workers.” ShowsInterestingAttitudeCompanyConcernSightNotesWorkersSupremeChiefsTragicExecutivesBossWorking ItShow MeFilesIlluminatingChief Executives Author:B. C. Forbes
“... fire fast when it's not working. It's better for the company, it's also better for the employee.” CompanyFireTeamEmployeeWorking It Author:Sam Altman
“The reason companies work is because you're able to get a lot of people doing the work; it's not because of this visionary. Steve Jobs didn't make Apple; it was a bunch of people. The building of the right team is an art in and of its own right.” PeopleArtReasonAbleJobsCompanyTeamBuildingBunchApplesWorking ItVisionaries Author:D.A. Wallach