“I don't think actually that kind of ego check or "I could do better" mentality probably serves better in Hollywood, because it's definitely not a meritocracy. You can look at any number of careers and sort of see that they don't really make sense if it was only based on your movies working either creatively or financially. There are people that move ahead without that, and there are people that don't move ahead even if they did have that.” PeopleThinkingKindMovingEgoMake SenseMentalityMeritocracyMoving Ahead Author:Suzanne Todd
“The hard thing for me, and it took me many years to understand, the concept of Hollywood not being a meritocracy - I am a middle child, and as most middle children will tell you, that never goes away, wishing the world was fair and understanding.” WorldChildrenWishUnderstandingHard ThingsMeritocracy Author:Suzanne Todd
“I think the twenty-first century happened, basically. That this century started on 9/11. And basically, it's been a century of counter reaction to globalization and the meritocracy. And a good century for 72 nations have gotten more authoritarian. We've had Brexit. We have Le Pen rising in France. We've just got a lot of these types all around the world. And the people who are suffering from globalization and the meritocracy are saying, "No more. You know, we get a voice too."” PeopleThinkingWorldSufferingPensGlobalizationMeritocracy Author:David Brooks
“For me upward social mobility is possible through talent and hard work and is a glowing endorsement of the benefits of living in a modern capitalist society. It's not so much evidence of a meritocracy, as evidence of healthy nepotism. Nepotism is at the core of a good group dynamic. A good group dynamic is at the core of rock'n'roll.” ModernTalentHard WorkHealthyEvidenceCapitalistMeritocracyNepotism Author:Alex Kapranos
“To have an idea meritocracy, one needs to do three things. First, they have to put their honest thoughts on the table, for everyone to look at and everyone to work through. Second, they need to have thoughtful disagreement, by which there are quality exchanges, in which there's open mindedness and the realization that no one has all the right answers. And you can work through that and get to better answers because good collective decision making is better than any individual decision making. And third, you have to have ways of getting past the disagreements if they remain.” PastIndividualDecisionQualityHonestRealizationThoughtfulDecision MakingOpen MindDisagreementOpen MindedOpen MindednessMeritocracy Author:Ray Dalio
“Meritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.” PeopleShouldResultsQualityGood ThingsJudgedSuperficialMeritocracy Author:Eric Ries
“An egalitarian educational system is necessarily opposed to meritocracy and reward for achievement. It is inevitably opposed to procedures that might reveal differing levels of achievement.” MightLevelsAchievementRewardsEducationalProceduresEducational SystemMeritocracyEgalitarianism Author:Robert Bork
“A lot of people think big business in America is a bad thing. I think it's a really good thing. Most people in business are ethical, hard-working, good people. And it's a meritocracy.” PeopleThinkingHardBigsAmericaBusinessHard WorkGood ThingsBad ThingsEthicalGood PeopleBig BusinessThink BigMeritocracy Author:Steve Jobs
“Scientific culture created a framework within which individual mobility was possible without threatening hierarchical work-force allocation. On the contrary, meritocracy reinforced hierarchy. Finally, meritocracy as an operation and scientific culture as an ideology created veils that hindered perception of the underlying operations of historical capitalism.” CultureIndividualForcePerceptionCapitalismHistoricalContraryIdeologyOperationsThreateningVeilsHierarchyFrameworkMobilityMeritocracyAllocation Author:Immanuel Wallerstein
“What is different in capitalist civilization has been two things. First, the process of meritocracy has been proclaimed as an official virtue instead of being merely a de facto reality. The culture has been different. And secondly, the percentage of the world's population for whom such ascent was possible has gone up. But even though it has grown up, meritocratic ascent remains very much the attribute of a minority.” WorldFirstsHas BeensTwoDifferentRealityCultureProcessGoneVirtueCivilizationCapitalismRemainsPopulationOfficialsTwo ThingsMinoritiesAttributesCapitalistPercentagesBeing MeAscentMeritocracy Author:Immanuel Wallerstein
“This argument has been codified in the twentieth century as meritocracy, in which those on top in the process of capitalist accumulation have merited their position.” Has BeensProcessCenturyPositionCapitalismArgumentCapitalistTwentieth CenturyAccumulationMeritocracy Book:Capistalist Civilisation Source: Capistalist Civilisation
“We believe that there is no greater power in the world than the force of a great idea. We believe that people are the lifeblood of every organization. We believe that the best companies are true meritocracies, where people rise and fall through their own contributions, not through game playing or politics. We believe that work isn't simply a paycheck; it is the ultimate expression of a fully realized self. We believe that a company's obligations extend far beyond its bottom line and its shareholders - to a wider constituency that includes employees, customers, suppliers, and the community.” PeopleWorldBelieveIdeasSelfFallGamesForceCommunityLinesBusinessCompanyVisionGreaterExpressionUltimateOrganizationBottomCustomersObligationContributionEmployeeBottom LineGreat IdeaPaychecksShareholdersRise And FallMeritocracyGreater PowerSuppliersBest Company Author:John A. Byrne
“America thinks of itself as a meritocracy, so people have more respect for success and more contempt for failure.” PeopleThinkingAmericaContemptMeritocracy Author:Toby Young
“I loved working on Wall Street. I loved the meritocracy of it and the camaraderie of the trading floor.” StreetsWallTradingCamaraderieMeritocracyTrading Floor Author:Chelsea Clinton
“All companies can benefit from fostering a more flexible environment (creating a place where the most talented, industrious, and entrepreneurial people want to work) and relinquishing hierarchical control to favor a results-oriented meritocracy.” PeopleWantResultsCompanyEnvironmentBenefitsCreatingFavorsFlexibleEntrepreneurialIndustriousMeritocracyFosteringRelinquishingRelinquishing Control Author:Maynard Webb
“You know, I believe that technology is the great leveler. Technology permits anybody to play. And in some ways, I think technology - it's not only a great tool for democratization, but it's a great tool for eliminating prejudice and advancing meritocracies.” ThinkingKnowsWayBelievePlayI BelieveTechnologyToolsPrejudicePermitAdvancingEliminatingMeritocracyDemocratization Author:Carly Fiorina