I give all of you permission whereby, if I change the way I behave, my beliefs, the way we are going, I give you permission to hit me in my face, you need to bring me back to reality.
— Hamdi UlukayaFounder and CEO of Chobani Greek Yogurt Company
“When you fail, you take ownership of the failure, and then you assess what mistakes were made, what could be done differently, what better instructions you could have given, what better support you could have given, then you fix those problems, move on and try again, simple.”— Jocko Willink
Former Navy SEAL Commander & Leadership Author
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Today's business book says: business exists to maximize profit for the shareholders. I think that's the dumbest idea I've ever heard in my life.
— Hamdi UlukayaFounder and CEO of Chobani Greek Yogurt Company
Silence is not an option. Businesses have an obligation to make sure their products and services meet the needs of humanity in a way that is not damaging, but healthy.
— Hamdi UlukayaFounder and CEO of Chobani Greek Yogurt Company
One you have to get a unique insight. It starts there. Two, you need to be prepared to devote a lot of energy and commitment.
— Steve BallmerFormer CEO of Microsoft & Owner of Los Angeles Clippers
Small companies will get an idea and try to scale up. Big companies have to decide when to extend, when to extend and scale, and when to do something new. They need to build capabilities in terms of insight and execution to do the new thing.
— Steve BallmerFormer CEO of Microsoft & Owner of Los Angeles Clippers
If people tell me, 'you're the mean shark', I say 'no I'm not, I'm the nicest shark – I tell the truth. And if you can't get past me on shark tank, wait until you get in the real world – you'll get shredded.
— Kevin O’LearyShark Tank investor, businessman, and former Canadian political candidate
I've made the most money with people who put their nose to the grindstone and don't talk about valuation. They talk about running business and growing it.
— Kevin O’LearyShark Tank investor, businessman, and former Canadian political candidate
Speed and pace are important – the circumstances that brought people to the table can change over time, nothing is forever, nothing is static.
— Stephen SchwarzmanCo-Founder & CEO of Blackstone, Global Investment Powerhouse
I've always felt negotiation is pretty-easy. You have to look at any situation from the perspective of all sides, and find a zone of fairness in between.
— Stephen SchwarzmanCo-Founder & CEO of Blackstone, Global Investment Powerhouse
Excellence is almost a tactile feeling – and it starts with a vision… sometimes a vision that shows you a path that's so good that it cannot not succeed.
— Stephen SchwarzmanCo-Founder & CEO of Blackstone, Global Investment Powerhouse
Everyone says, 'oh it's fine to make mistakes, it's fine to do things wrong'. But actually? making that true is really difficult.
— Sheryl SandbergCOO of Facebook & Author of "Lean In
Adversity is happening all around us at the individual level, it's happening at a company level, it's happening at industry levels; and we can either face it and learn from it or we can pretend it's not happening. And I think that is the key.
— Sheryl SandbergCOO of Facebook & Author of "Lean In
In order to fix bias you have to admit to them, you have to admit they exist and bring them out of the shadows. Then you can call them out.
— Sheryl SandbergCOO of Facebook & Author of "Lean In
What's the business hip hop of this post pandemic world? Who's going to be the Rapper's Delight of the post pandemic world?
— Mark CubanBillionaire Investor, Shark Tank Investor & Dallas Mavericks Owner
In business, you can drown in opportunity.
— Mark CubanBillionaire Investor, Shark Tank Investor & Dallas Mavericks Owner
You have to re-earn your customer's business every single day – it's not just about listening to them, but anticipating what they don't realise they need, and staying ahead of them.
— Mark CubanBillionaire Investor, Shark Tank Investor & Dallas Mavericks Owner