Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Quotes

The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.

Men of routine or men who can do what they are told are not hard to find; but men who can think and plan and tell the routine men what to do are very rare.

The lessons I learned from the dark days at Alibaba are that you've got to make your team have value, innovation, and vision. Also, if you don't give up, you still have a chance. And, when you are small, you have to be very focused and rely on your brain, not your strength.

Where visionaries can be good at persuasion, CEOs are good at wielding authority. Visionaries transcend organizations, resources, and current realities, while CEOs master them.

True leadership isn't about having an idea. It's about having an idea and recruiting other people to execute on this vision.

If the work requires smart, talented, creative people, then more than anything, you want to enable folks on the team to create.

I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.

Your kids are going to do well in the workplace of the future if they can bring creativity, if they can bring some innovation, if they can bring some entrepreneurialism.

Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players.

Being mayor takes a certain amount of creativity.

Men of routine or men who can do what they are told are not hard to find; but men who can think and plan and tell the routine men what to do are very rare. They are paid in proportion to the supply and demand of them

To be a leader is to be awake and dissatisfied at all times. Leadership is action. Leadership is influence

A good head has one hundred hands.

I like to be an idea person. I like to pull different people together and find new talent.

Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together.

Teams know what I bring to the table.

Leadership is more than just managing economic reforms. Leadership means giving broad direction, take up challenges which other people cannot do.

I'm not an executive. I'm a creative person.

The characteristics of successful business people, whether they are male or female, are very similar. It's about determination, it's about enthusiasm, it's about strategy, it's about communication, it's about integrity. And sometimes men and women display those differently but fundamentally they are the same qualities.

What I've learned running Pixar applies to all businesses.

I think I can contribute to the team in a multitude of ways.

When I became a manager, my enthusiasm became more because when you have the possibility to waste your energy and show your passion during the game; it is good.

A leader has to be one of two things: he either has to be a brilliant visionary himself, a truly creative strategist, in which case he can do what he likes and get away with it; or else he has to be a true empowerer who can bring out the best in others.

You need to be able to SHARE IDEAS, INSPIRE and MOTIVATE

Something I stand for is being brave enough to invest in creative ideas that I firmly believe in and bringing those to life.