Executives Quotes

“Most of the good executives do pretty well. Because to be a good executive you have to be strong, and you have to have a simple attribute that people have forgotten about - courage.”

“When direction and meaning are confined to Executive Leadership, value is minimized.”

“Too many talk about a company's leadership, referring to the senior most executives in the organization. They are just that: senior executives. Leadership doesn't automatically happen when you reach a certain pay grade. Hopefully you find it there, but there are no guarantees.”

“So many people spend years (and money) studying to be doctors, lawyers, actors, dancers, business executives and scientists - when you're an author, you can be any of these things, and you don't need a degree or certificate; all you need is an imagination, a dream and an open mind.”

“Domination is a relationship, not a condition; it depends on the participation of both parties. Hierarchical power is not just the gun in the policeman's hand; it is just as much the obedience of the ones who act as if it is always pointed at them. It is not just the government and the executives and the armed forces; it extends through society from top to bottom, an interlocking web of control and compliance. Sometimes all it takes to be complicit in the oppression of millions is to die of natural causes.”

“Mothers are the ultimate executives. Instead of raising profits they are raising humanity.”

“Every year in China, Internet executives are officially rewarded for their 'patriotism.'”

“The worst disease which can afflict executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism.”

“The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism.”

“Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information.”