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Much of the pervasive fear that runs silently through organizations—and much of the politics, the silos, the greed, blaming, and resentment that feed on fear—stem from the unequal distribution of power.
Frederic Laloux • Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness
Steve Ross (former CEO of Time Warner), was to “be a bear, be a bull, but never a pig.” You can’t treat people like they’re disposable because . . . they aren’t.
Quincy Jones • 12 Notes: On Life and Creativity
Winblad: One of the big mistakes is that, when you form a company, there's a difference between being an inventor and being entrepreneurial to leading a company—being the CEO or, especially, the leader. You're not fending for yourself anymore. You're actually fending for shareholders. They can't be fending for their salary; they can't be fending
... See moreJessica Livingston • Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
She went into an incredible learning mode, making herself into the CEO Xerox needed to survive.
Carol S. Dweck • Mindset - Updated Edition: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential
talent sets the floor, but character sets the ceiling.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Nobody has a budget for things they don’t know they’re missing.
Most corporations atrophied their exploratory abilities.
Companies need to behave more like bees - 20% of bees in the hive ignore waggle dance (aka exploit signals) and go out randomly to find new sources of pollen (aka explore function).
It has two benefits:
1/ increases chances of
... See moreBusiness strategist Peter Drucker wrote that what gets measured, gets managed.
Howard Jacobson • Sick to Fit: Three simple techniques that got me from 420 pounds to the cover of Runner’s World, Good Morning America, and the Today Show
GINNI ROMETTY Former Chairman, President, and CEO, IBM
David M. Rubenstein • How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers
É claro que a Fera não floresce somente nas empresas de animação ou de filmes. Nenhuma empresa criativa está imune. Mas todas as Feras têm uma coisa em comum. Com frequência, as pessoas encarregadas delas são as mais organizadas da empresa – pessoas preocupadas com fazer as coisas da maneira certa e dentro do orçamento, como seus chefes esperam que
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