Jobs also used the meetings to enforce focus. At Robert Friedland's farm, his job had been to prune the apple trees so that they would stay strong, and that became a metaphor for his pruning at Apple. Instead of encouraging each group to let product lines proliferate based on marketing considerations, or permitting a thousand ideas to bloom, Jobs insisted that Apple focus on just two or three priorities at a time. " There is no one better at turning off the noise that is going on around him," Cook said. " That allows him to focus on a few things and say no to many things. Few people are really good at that.
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Better to lose money in a good company rather than making money in a bad one.
If the management has not performed well in their bad times in the past, chances are they will not perform well in their good times in the future too.
There is large cap, mid cap, small cap. There is also a __HANGAAR CAP_. More than 4000 out of 6000 companies fit in that category. They show up only in the good times. Be careful
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Never Underestimate. Just as in any other negotiation, watching before acting is as important as listening before speaking. It's doubly important in China, however, where customs are time-honored and breaches of protocol not so quickly forgiven.
I'm a Marketer, I don't believe in Brands , but I believe in Quality and quality has different definitions
The code-of-ethics playlist:o Treat your colleagues, family, and friends with respect, dignity, fairness, and courtesy.o Pride yourself in the diversity of your experience and know that you have a lot to offer.o Commit to creating and supporting a world that is free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.o Have balance in your life and help others to do the same.o Invest in yourself, achieve ongoing enhancement of your skills, and continually upgrade your abilities.o Be approachable, listen carefully, and look people directly in the eyes when speaking.o Be involved, know what is expected from you, and let others know what is expected from them.o Recognize and acknowledge achievement.o Celebrate, relive, and communicate your successes on an ongoing basis.
World can run without money and currencies but not without business and trade.
Your money is just a condition to get my business, your professionalism is the price.
The minute you stop caring about your business, is the same minute your business stops caring about you.
She__ such a bitch,_ Tina says, which I find a little contradictory, but overall quite true. __he__ got to be in charge of everything.__ sit next to her. __ell, I guess. But in business, that__ leadership.__ina stares at me for a second. __ can__ believe you consider that a positive trait. How about her inability to accept other points of view? Is it good leadership to be narrow, too?___ocus,_ I say. __hey call that focus.__ina stares at me. __er paranoia?___usiness savvy.___ompulsive need to have everything just how she wants it?___rganizational skills.___ggressiveness?___ggressiveness,_ I say, __s already a good thing.___esus Christ,_ Tina says, her eyebrow ring glinting in the morning sun. __ometimes I worry about this country.
To be an ethical leader is indeed to be different. This kind of leader acknowledges the complexity of running a responsible business, yet tries to do it anyway.
the prudent business mind must not only think of competing with the prevailing giants in the market but must also not be oblivious of the latent deft of the masses who are yet to dare
A friend__ 14-year-old niece was asked by her teacher what she wanted to be when she finished school. The teacher asked her to think hard about it and then get back to him with an answer. She didn__ know what to say to her teacher. A friend, on hearing the girl__ predicament, said: __ell your teacher that, perhaps, the thing you want to be when you leave school hasn__ been invented yet.
it was always something what we did or said, and there would be this flash, and then it didn't subside. all your past sins would be brought up, it was just endless. and my mother attributed it sometimes to having neuralgia, but she never showed that outwardly
When you think there is nothing left to improve on, your business dies, for there is no shortage of innovators
Competition may help us create better products and services but in the end competition really seeks to destroy the opponent. To put him out of the power to compete against you.