“Artists, writers and people in creative fields are entrepreneurs by necessity. Nobody gives them a paycheck or picks up their medical insurance. The ones who succeed learn to think and act like 'independent operators.' I think people who are technically 'employees' have to think this way as well. The company is not looking out for you.” PeopleThinkingWayGivingWellsArtistCompanyCreativeFieldsSucceedPicksIndependentEntrepreneurMedicalEmployeePaychecksOperatorsMedical Insurance Author:Steven Pressfield
“People really are our most important resource, and people who don't realize that and choose not to live that way, choose not to lead that way, are paying a price for that in many of our companies, many of our organizations.” PeopleWayImportantRealizingCompanyResourcesOrganization Author:Chesley Sullenberger
“I started off in a small theatre performance company and worked my way into commercials.” WayCompanyPerformancesTheatreMy Way Author:Devon Sawa
“Those of us who believe in free markets and those of us who believe that in fact the whole goal of investment is entrepreneurship and job creation, we find it pretty hard to justify rich people figuring out clever legal ways to loot a company, leaving behind 1,700 families without a job.” PeopleWayBelieveHardWholeFactsJobsGoalBehindsCompanyRichCreationRepublicanInvestmentLeavingCleverEntrepreneurshipJustifyFree MarketRich PeopleJob Creation Author:Newt Gingrich
“I believe Facebook is going all the way. They're going to reach a billion members and will be the biggest company in the world. It will be a platform everyone goes on the Internet through.” WorldWayBelieveI BelieveCompanyGoes OnInternetMembersBillionsPlatforms Author:Ben Mezrich
“Work/life benefits allow companies meaningful ways for responding to their employees' needs; they can be a powerful tool for transforming a workforce and driving a business' success.” WayNeedsPowerfulCompanyBenefitsToolsDrivingMeaningfulEmployeeBusiness SuccessTransformingRespondingWorkforce Author:Anne M. Mulcahy
“I don't relate to what's left of the music business. There doesn't seem to be any point to it anymore. The business that I grew up in and loved, we made records a different way - there were record companies, there were stores where you could buy albums.” WayMadeDifferentSeemsLeftCompanyRecordsGrewGrew UpAlbumsStoresRelateDifferent WaysMusic BusinessRecord Companies Author:Don McLean
“Video is moving online in a big way. It's proven to be a challenging market for some companies that start out as a pure Internet company such as Joost.” WayBigsMovingChallengesCompanyInternetPureVideoOnlineProven Author:Niklas Zennstrom
“The Church must be seen as the company of pilgrims on the way to the end of the world and the ends of the earth.” WorldWayEndsEarthChurchCompanyEnd Of The WorldPilgrim Author:Lesslie Newbigin
“I would never suggest anyone to stay at a company more than six or seven years. We grow as individuals and the world is moving so fast. Typically, I'll always sell a piece of each of my companies along the way.” WorldWayYearsMovingIndividualGrowsCompanyPiecesSixSellsSevenSeven Years Author:J. Christopher Burch
“I basically see two reasons for a going public: Glencore gets access to more money. It is a way of funding your business and to finance growth. Plus: You have more liquid shares. It is easier to leave the company and redeem your shares. The 'going public' may also be an exit strategy for the top management.” WayMayTwoReasonGrowthCompanyShareEasierManagementStrategyAccessFinancePlusMore MoneyFundingLiquidExitTop Management Author:Marc Rich
“Think about the way most companies currently hire. You post a job and then get blind resumes in response. This should be a social experience.” ThinkingWayShouldJobsSocialCompanyBlindResponsePostsResumes Author:Eric Lefkofsky
“I always say this to people: 'If Shaq can be in the NBA for 19 years and dominate for 19 years using his body, why can't I be in the music industry for 50 years using my brain when my brain is way stronger than anyone's body?' I have to have a successful record company, more hit records. I want to dominate the game.” PeopleIfsWayWantYearsBodyGamesBrainCompanySuccessfulRecordsIndustryStrongerNbaMusic IndustryRecord CompaniesShaq Author:Rico Love
“Supermarket companies are big logistics companies, and one of the ways we've increased profitability in the past is by re-evaluating how they do logistics.” WayBigsPastCompanySupermarketsProfitabilityLogistics Author:Ronald Burkle
“I think everyone should sell whatever product they want to sell for whatever price they want to sell it for, but ultimately the market will dictate what it is and people will have to charge less money for everything. Record companies have been overcharging people for way too long and now this is the trouble that they're in.” PeopleThinkingWayWantShouldLongHas BeensCompanyRecordsTroubleProductsSellsRecord CompaniesOvercharging Author:Black Francis
“I want to create a management company for people like me so that they don't have to give up the way they present [themselves], they just have someone to help them keep their business afloat.” PeopleWayWantGivingHelpingCompanyGiving UpManagementLike Me Author:Ester Dean
“If you wanted to create jobs in a way that has minimal effect on the deficit but has government action, the two best things you could do are the infrastructure bank and a simple SBA-like loan guarantee for all building retrofits, where the contractor or the energy-service company guarantees the savings. So that allows the bank to loan money to let a school or a college or a hospital or a museum or a commercial building unencumbered by debt to loan it on terms that are longer, so you can pay it back only from your utility savings. You could create a million jobs doing that.” IfsWayTwoGovernmentActionWantedSchoolJobsEnergyTermSimplePayCompanyMillionsEffectsBuildingCollegeDebtSavingBest ThingsGuaranteesHospitalsMuseumsInfrastructureDeficitLoanUtilitySavingsContractor Author:William J. Clinton