Punit Renjen Quotes

I want to make smart choices.

Guys are natural problem solvers - they like to have strategies.

Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice a week.

The advice I tell students is to think about the big problems. I mean, work on anything you can work on where you can make progress. But always keep in mind the big problems.

Most decisions are not binary, and there are usually better answers waiting to be found if you do the analysis and involve the right people.

What I'm looking for in my interaction is critical thinking on the part of the person pitching to me.

Dad was an outstanding leader. He'd bring in top thinkers from a wide array of fields - how to fix the Detroit schools, for example. I watched him in these meetings. He listened and probed.

One of the fastest ways to find the solution to an issue or challenge you are facing is to ask the right questions.

I'm not sure people would think of me in this light, but frankly, what I enjoyed most about Bain & Company, the consulting firm, was the analytical process of solving tough problems.

The best decisions are taken quickly and well. You can prepare yourself, have all aspects of the game thought through, but the one who shines on the pitch is the one with intuition.

Throughout his remarkable business and government career, Robert Rubin, now 65, has both worked exhaustively at reaching well-founded conclusions and rejected the idea that anything - and he means anything - can be a 'provable certainty.'

Every time the country is in a crisis, I think and decide where is the best way to go. We have to always think of ways to overcome these limitations.

I'm not a momentary decision maker. I like well-informed decisions.

Passion provides purpose, but data drives decisions.

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.

Most business problems, you will have an intuitive idea on what to do.

I don't think I'm always right, but I would like to empower people to come to sound conclusions using a systematic way of looking at things.

The game is about making the right decisions.

Writing is sort of like chess for me. You have to think carefully before you move, thinking, planning.

DC is good all round. He pushes the pace, makes you think what you're doing, makes you uncomfortable.

My experience in decision-making has shown that patterns are tough to break. In the military, we study an opponent, looking for gaps, flaws, or weaknesses that can be exploited. Successful leaders at all levels in all disciplines conduct this kind of analysis.

Life is very much about making the best decisions you can. So I think chess is very valuable.

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

Leadership is about tough choices.

You only stay in front by coming up with ideas your new competitors haven't thought of yet.