Henry Sy Quotes

When you are in a situation or a crisis, you need to define, what is the unique role that I can play?

Some players are wonderful hitters of the ball, but they can't figure out ways to get out of trouble. Eighty percent of the time, there is a way. You just have to know how to look for it.

As a chess player I learn to adapt to new situations and always try to make the best move without looking back or asking why and how I ended up in a situation I ended up in.

In a crisis, the man worth his salt is the man who meets the needs of the situation in whatever way is necessary.

Evaluate. Long experience had taught me to evaluate and assess. When the unexpected gets dumped on you, don’t waste time. Don’t figure out how or why it happened. Don’t recriminate. Don’t figure out whose fault it is. Don’t work out how to avoid the same mistake next time. All of that you do later. If you survive.

You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles. Other people can cope with the waves, it's his job to watch the tide.

Architecture and building is about how you get around the obstacles that are presented to you. That sometimes determines how successful you'll be: How good are you at going around obstacles?

An open-minded person running a business might catch a problem faster than a closed-minded person. And when they identify a problem, they can fix it much faster.

Great leaders don't rush to blame. They instinctively look for solutions.

Life is going to hit you some line drives, and sometimes you'll have to think fast. However, it's better to think first than to think fast.

When there are things that don't go according to plan, London will cope.

Italians are great improvisers. If something unforeseen happens, they throw up their hands, and they adjust.

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

Your military is hard-wired to approach everything with a can do attitude. Therefore reviewing and questioning us is helpful.

I'm intrigued by a tough situation, and I try to do something with it.

Candidates need to demonstrate strategic thinking and strong problem solving skills. And, just as importantly, they need to know when and how to ask for help.

I'm comfortable with bad news. I feel confident in my ability to solve the problem if I know that there's a problem.

A leader has to find opportunities in any environment.

There is a time for weighing evidence and a time for acting. And if there's one thing I've learned throughout my work in finance, government, and conservation, it is to act before problems become too big to manage.

Even when the business took a real nose-dive, you're thinking, 'OK, how are we gonna get out of this? What we gonna do? We can work harder.'

I grew up military but have met very few women that have a mission plan for when things don't work out. I attack everything like that.

An important part of leadership is being able to hold two things in your mind at once: Dealing with the reality, whatever it may be, and focus on hope for the future. Any leader helping an organization through challenges needs to be able to do both.

I have always been able to handle situations well once they've happened to me.

I'm sure that everyone has been in a situation in their lives where they've had to change their game plan.

Even when matches don't work out the way you planned, you've always got to stay strong in defence; it's a matter of willpower and intelligence.