“...it is business that can exercise the fastest degree of change by seeing the opportunity rather than the threat” OpportunityBusinessSeeingExerciseDegreesEconomicsManagementThreat Author:Chris Huhne
“many rules could be made for the giving of orders. Don't preach when you give orders. Don't discuss matters already settled unless you have fresh data. Make your direction so specific that there will be no question whether they have been obeyed or not. Find out how to give directions and yet to allow people opportunity for independent thinking, for initiative. And so on and so on. Order-giving requires just as much study and just as much training as any other skill we wish to acquire.” PeopleThinkingGivingHas BeensMadeMatterOrderOpportunityWishLeadershipStudySkillsTrainingIndependentManagementDataAcquireInitiativeIndependent Thinking Author:Mary Parker Follett
“Successful weight management really means a permanent change in lifestyle - and success in this arena provides that person with a great opportunity to model that behavior for friends and family.” MeanPersonsOpportunitySuccessfulBehaviorModelsWeightManagementLifestylePermanentLife ChangingFamily And FriendsArenaReally MeanGreat OpportunityPermanent Change Author:Francis Collins
“This idea of anticipation is key to investing and to business generally. You can't wait for an opportunity to become obvious. You have to think, "Here's what other people and companies have done under certain circumstances. Now, under these new circumstances, how is this management likely to behave?"” PeopleThinkingIdeasDoneCertainOpportunityWaitingCompanyKeysCircumstancesManagementInvestingObviousBehaveAnticipation Author:Edward Lampert
“Our time on earth and our energy, intelligence, opportunities, relationships, and resources are all gifts from God that he has entrusted to our care and management. We are stewards of whatever God gives us. This concept of stewardship begins with the recognition that God is the owner of everything and everyone on earth. ... We never actually own anything during our brief stay on earth. God just loans the earth to us while we're here. It was God's property before you arrived, and God will loan it to someone else after you die.” GivingCareEarthDiesOpportunityEnergyConceptsResourcesManagementPropertyEnvironmentalGods WillRecognitionOur TimeOwnersLoanStewardshipGift From GodStewardsTime On EarthOur Time On Earth Author:Rick Warren
“[In management] you're getting an opportunity to meet and speak with the GMs, assistant GMs, owners, governors - all the way up the line. It's a great opportunity to understand the league a little better and the challenges it faces.” WayLittlesFacesOpportunitySpeakChallengesLinesManagementLeagueOwnersGovernorsAssistantsGreat Opportunity Author:Chris Pronger