Success is never permanent and failure is never fatal
-How to get rich, p.103 Continue reading Success is never permanent and failure is never fatal
Tag: Leadership
Think big and act small
Have some great plans for the future. You know that the limits are set by you and there are no limits. But when comes the time to take actions, go small. Once you begin to believe that you are infallible, that success will automatically lead to more success, and that you have “got it made”, really will be sure to give you a rude wake-up call. By acting small, I mean remaining in touch. Remanining flexible. Constantly examining how your company could do better. Acting small in the early days of your business sets an example to those around. If … Continue reading Think big and act small
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another, unrepentant and with no loss of enthusiasm.
CEOs Should Do Nothing Stop performing company duties. Real CEO jobs…
• set strategy • set culture • delegate • incentivize “Build a system and make yourself a human router.” Stress comes from failure to build the right system. -Andrew Wilkinson Continue reading CEOs Should Do Nothing Stop performing company duties. Real CEO jobs…
Lies, damned lies and statistics
In most cases, statistics can be unbuilt to show that they are pointless. Don’t let statisitics tell you what is possible and what isn’t. -How to get rich, p.23 Continue reading Lies, damned lies and statistics
Being present for your people – and making sure they know that you’re available to them – is so important for the morale and effectiveness of a company.
Don’t lay out problems without offering a plan for addressing them.
-The Ride of a Lifetime, p.192 Continue reading Don’t lay out problems without offering a plan for addressing them.
Long shots aren’t usually as long as they seem.
Believe in your own power and in the ability of your organization to make things happen – with enough energy and thoughtfulness and commitment, even the boldest ideas could be executed. -The Ride of a Lifetime, p.136 Continue reading Long shots aren’t usually as long as they seem.
There is never 100 percent certainty
No matter how much data you’ve been given, it’s still, ultimately,a risk. and the decision to take that risk or not comes down to one person’s instinct. Don’t sacrifice being nimble and acting fast to collect more data and deliberate for eternities. This isn’t to say that research and deliberation aren’t important. You have to do the homework. You have to be prepared. But there’s never 100% certainty. Steve Jobs hates the CEOs who can’t make decisions themselves. The Ride of a lifetime, p.125 Continue reading There is never 100 percent certainty
As a leader of a company, you cannot be pessimistic.
This isn’t about saying things are good when they’re not, and it’s not about conveying some innate faith that “things will work out.” It’s about believing you and the people around you can steer toward the best outcome, and not communicating the feeling that all is lost if things don’t break your way. The tone you set as a leader has enormous effect on the people around you. No one wants to follow a pessimist. The Ride of a Lifetime, p.87 Continue reading As a leader of a company, you cannot be pessimistic.
Roadmap to Billions 