“The way to become a great leader is to look for the best in people—seldom criticize—always praise.” Richard Branson, Virgin
Phil Knight: “Dream audaciously. Have the courage to fail forward. Act with urgency.” Phil Knight, Nike
“I invest in things for the long term and have a long horizon and the flexibility.” Jerry Yang, co-fundador da Yahoo!
“Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.” Elon Musk, Tesla
Fearlessness is not the absence of fear. It’s the mastery of fear. It’s about getting up one more time than we fall down. Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post
“Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing.” Warren BuffetT, Berkshire Hathaway
“Costumo afirmar que gostaria que fôssemos todos viciados em aprender e maníacos da perfeição. Isto faz parte da minha filosofia de vida há muito tempo.” Belmiro de Azevedo, SONAE
“Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds agains them.” Steve Blank
“If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.” Elon Musk, Tesla
I believe there are many good company cultures and many bad company cultures, but a winning company culture only emerges when every employee feels they personally own the culture. Reid Hoffman, co-fundador do LinkedIn
“Very often design is the most immediate and explicit way of defining what products become in people’s minds.” Jony Ive, Apple
“Every single Pixar film, at one time or another, has been the worst movie ever put on film. But we know. We trust our process. We don’t get scared and say, ‘Oh, no, this film isn’t working.'” John Lasseter, Pixar
“At Amazon we like things to work in five to seven years. We’re willing to plant seeds, let them grow—and we’re very stubborn.” Jeff Bezos, Amazon