Work on causes, not on results. Certainly we need good results. But management by results is not the way to get good results, it is the way to get worse results. It’s action on outcome. Not on the causes of results. Costs are not causes. Costs come from causes. Work on causes, not on results. This kind of management is tampering. In place of Management By Results, it is better to understand...
One of the questions we like to ask [the CEO particularly] is, how do you measure if you’ve been a success managing this business? As you might expect some say the price of the stocks goes up, or we hit our earnings target, or we delivered on all the things the board asked of us. It’s a rare occasion that the CEO articulates an idea that shows he understands the idea of compounding the...
Ideas are easy. Execution is everything. L. John Doerr – American investor and leading venture capitalist: chairman of "Kleiner Perkins" (b. 1951), Quotations book 2024
As we look for new answers in the modern age, I for one prefer the tried and tested recipes, like speaking well of each other and respecting different points of view; coming together to seek out the common ground; and never losing sight of the bigger picture. Queen Elizabeth II. – British monarch, 1952-2022 Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1926-2022), in her...
Success will only have those who differ. Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III. – American media entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of tv news channel CNN (1938-2026), Quotations book 2024
Every, adversity, setback and heartbreak brings with it an equivalent advantage. Napoleon Hill – American writer: "Think And Grow Rich" (1883-1970)
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. La inspiración existe, pero tiene que encontrarte trabajando. Pablo Picasso – born Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso, Spanish artist (1881-1973), Quotations book 2023
Much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on. Steve Jobs - American company founder: Apple (1955-2011), from his commencement address at Stanford University (12 June 2005), Quotzations book 2023
If you want to strike the right note, you have to hear it inside yourself first. wisdom of saxophone players
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all. Dale Carnegie - born Dale Carnagey, American author and personality coach (1888-1955), in the column "Being Discouraged Never Pays" in "The Marshall News Messenger" (29 January 1942), Quotations book 2023
Intensity is the price of excellence. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), at the afternoon session of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting (May 4th, 2013)
Every problem comes with an equal or greater opportunity. Napoleon Hill – American writer: "Think And Grow Rich" (1883-1970), Quotations book 2023
If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later! Sir Richard Branson – British company founder (Virgin) and adventurer (b. 1950), in a "Twitter" message from 24.01.2018 (since 2023 "X"), Quotations book 2023
You don't need more time, you just need to decide. Seth W. Godin – American author and former dot com business executive and company founder (b. 1960), Quotations book 2023
By perseverance the snail reached the ark. Charles Haddon Spurgeon - English Baptist pastor (1834-1892), from "The Salt-cellars: Being a Collection of Proverbs, Together with Homely Notes Thereon" (1889), Quotations book 2023
The best thing you can do is to be exceptionally good at something. If you're the best doctor in town, if you're the best lawyer in town, if you're the best whatever it may be... [people] are going to give you some of what they produce in exchange for what you deliver. Warren Buffett - American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual...
No one rises to low expectations. Leslie Calvin "Les" Brown – American motivational speaker (b.1945)
Success is 99% attitude and 1% aptitude. Gary Player – South African retired professional golfer (b. 1935)
The harder you practice, the luckier you get. Gary Player – South African retired professional golfer (b. 1935)
That’s been one of my mantras — focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. Steve Jobs - American company founder: Apple (1955-2011), in the interview "There's Sanity Returning" with Andy Reinhardt from "BusinessWeek" (May 25, 1998), Quotations book 2022