“I have been fortunate to get some really good scripts over the years and I haven't turned down anything that I regretted so far. And my manager who I've been with for over 25 years is very good at knowing what I should and shouldn't do a lot of times.” ShouldYearsHas BeensKnowingHavensVery GoodScriptsManagersFortunateTurned Down Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“You know what I wonder about? This - the more details of Sven-Göran Eriksson's love life that appear in the press, the more contempt he attracts for his choice of substitutes in England games. Now, we haven't done the research, but my guess is that Sven's performances in the sack and that of his subs on the pitch are not correlated. So why do we link them?” KnowsDoneChoicesGamesWonderHavensFootballResearchPerformancesEnglandPressesDetailsManagersSoccerRanLove LifeSubstitutesLinksContemptChairman Author:Daniel Finkelstein
“As a result of overdiversification, their (active managers) returns get watered down. Diversification covers up ignorance. Active managers haven't done enough research into any of their companies. If managers have 200 positions, do you think they know what's going on at any one of those companies at this moment?” IfsThinkingKnowsDoneEnoughMomentsResultsCompanyHavensPositionIgnoranceReturnResearchInvestingActiveManagersCover UpsDiversification Author:Bill Ackman
“Most founders have not managed people before, and they certainly haven't managed managers.” PeopleHavensManagersFounders Author:Sam Altman
“I'm sure there are managers who have had far greater financial success. But my companies such as easyJet have changed the lives of many people. We haven't just made flights affordable for a lot of people.” PeopleMadeCompanyGreaterHavensChangedFinancialFlightManagersAffordableFinancial Success Author:Stelios Haji-Ioannou
“One day I went to the manager and I asked him whether his model was working and he said, "Well, haven't you seen how many customers we have in this store?" And yes indeed I had. I mean it was definitely attracting a lot of customers, even attracting tourist buses that would land up at this store and people would go through the store and marvel at all the options, even sometimes take photographs of the various aisles.” PeopleWellsMeanSaidSometimesLandHavensOne DayModelsPhotographVariousCustomersStoresManagersBusTouristsAisle Author:Sheena Iyengar