The business of business

Leadership, it turns out, is the courage to stay in the room when things get messy.

It’s not enough to tell one good story; you have to create an entire world that people can step into, familiarize themselves with, and spend time getting to know. Initially you’ll have to walk them around and show them what’s in your world, but your goal is to familiarize them with your world sufficiently, and motivate them to participate, to the... See more

If you’re talking about something new or novel, you’ll have to repeat yourself for years before you’re heard.

The first step of any meaningful pursuit is to severely underestimate its difficulty.

If you’re efficient, you’re doing it the wrong way. The right way is the hard way. The show was successful because I micromanaged it—every word, every line, every take, every edit, every casting. That’s my way of life.