Business Leadership Quotes

“Global supply chains have many constituents and responsible parties. Everyone in the supply chain has a responsibility to act in a way that promotes effeciency in the supply chain.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“The decisions we make in the boardroom eventually show themselves in the company's performance.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“Businesses, like people, should have multiple sources of income.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“It's good to be transparent in business. As much as possible, the business should be transparent about it's products and services. And it should be transparent about it's income, expenses and debts. Transparency fosters trust. And trust is very valuable in business.”
― Hendrith Smith

“Business and politics are antithetical. If you wanna succeed in one, stay out of the other.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, CEO of Mayflower-Plymouth

“The real problem occurs using the information in a negative base, and the real solution occurs using the information in a positive base.”
― Nr. M. J. K. Molai

“Sonnet of Human Resources

There is no blue collar, no white collar, just honor.
And honor is defined by character not collar.
There is no CEO, no janitor, just people.
Person's worth lies, not in background, but behavior.
Designation is reference to expertise, not existence.
Respect is earned through rightful action, not label.
Designation without humanity is resignation of humanity,
For all labels without love cause nothing but trouble.
The term human resources is a violation of human rights.
For it designates people as possession of a company.
Computers are resources, staplers are resources, but people,
Aren't resources, but the soul of all company and society.
I'm not saying, you oughta rephrase it all in a civilized way.
But at the very least, it's high time with hierarchy we do away.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Spaghetti thinking prevents taking action towards solutions.

If you are frustrated with a coworker, have a child who can’t seem to make a decision or have a friend who seems to have the same set of problems over and over, then they are probably in spaghetti thinking. You ask them something and they get off topic. They talk their way around the real problem. They avoid the most important problem to solve. You want them to commit to solving one problem and they throw 15 other problems in the pile. They avoid real action and real solutions and comfort themselves with venting and overthinking.

Spaghetti thinking prevents clarity, wastes time, and prevents productivity.”
― Sarah K. Ramsey, Problem Solved: Simple Habits For Complex Decisions

“Think of any product or service and beneath the surface, you’ll see it’s just a value exchange.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business for Beginners: Getting Started

“A leader who people do not perceive as worthy of following is really not a leader at all.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Leadership: The Key Elements

“Don't tell all the people, just tell the right people... your business is your business.”
― Damon Thueson

“The best humor, advice, counsel, information... is in the delivery. The needed skill may be in learning the delivery and not the content.”
― Damon Thueson

“There is no CEO, no janitor, just people.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Designation without humanity is resignation of humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“Call it skill resources, call it expertise resources,
but don't call it human resources. Because the term
‘human resources’ compares humans with commodity,
which is nothing but a new age slavery.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Amantes Assemble: 100 Sonnets of Servant Sultans

“For us to solve our problems as quickly and painlessly as possible, we want to be completely clear about the real problem hidden underneath the roots. Asking “What is the real problem you are trying to solve?” sounds simple. Knowing the true problem you are trying to solve and then solving it, however, isn’t always easy. Experts in air navigation understand how important it is to stay perfectly on course. If a pilot steers a plane one degree off course, they will be 92 feet off course by the time they’ve traveled one mile. Pilots don’t get to miss the runway by 92 feet. The clearer you are about your own problem, the more likely you are to land in the right spot.”
― Sarah K. Ramsey, Problem Solved: Simple Habits For Complex Decisions

“If you’re having a conversation with someone who is stuck personally or professionally, then it’s likely they are trying to see how many problems they can shove “on their fork” at the same time. Do they realize they are piling up multiple problems like their own little pasta mountain? Probably not. Will putting several problems together as if they were one problem create a mess? Absolutely.”
― Sarah K. Ramsey, Problem Solved: Simple Habits For Complex Decisions

“You can’t hit a bullseye if you don’t know where the goal is and you can’t solve a problem if you don’t know what problem you are trying to solve. If you are leading a team, child, client or employee, then getting them out of spaghetti thinking is the hidden secret to helping them make better decisions. It will also protect your time and energy so people stop emotionally vomiting on you and wasting your time talking about problems they have no intention of doing anything about. We can still be good listeners, but the ultimate goal is to help develop powerful problem solvers. Confused employees aren’t productive employees. Confused children aren’t children capable of reaching their full success. Confused clients leave bad reviews.”
― Sarah K. Ramsey, Problem Solved: Simple Habits For Complex Decisions

“Managers stop by to make sure you’re working. Leaders stop by to encourage you in your work.”
― Anthony Davis Sr.

“BUSINESS, IS NOT ABOUT FINDING THE RIGHT JOB, IT'S ABOUT FINDING THE RIGHT VACANCY”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“BUYING AND SELLING SERVICE IS MY BEST KNOWN BUSINESS.”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“I Don't Prefer Business With Slaves But Masters.”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“I'm a car guy. Growing up, one of my favorite pastimes was working on old cars with my grandfather Daddy Bob. He taught me early on that no matter how complex a system is, it can always be reduced to a small handful of components. This is critical because when your car won't start, you need to be able to quickly identify which component is either most affected or responsible. Daddy Bob taught me that pretty much every internal combustion engine can be reduced to three components: air, fuel, and fire. Sure, there are other parts, but the whole system really comes down to those three areas. So when we were diagnosing an engine problem, Daddy Bob would ask, "OK, Robbie, where do you think the problem is : in the air, the fuel, or the fire?" Once we knew that answer, we could move on to fix the problem.”
― Robbie Poe, Private Practice MBA: A Step-by-Step Guide to Put Your Practice on Autopilot

“In business, as in life, the little things can make or break the journey.”
― Kaniskar

“As professionals, we must learn to look across industries to gather insights and identify trends before they impact us.”
― Jen Alvares

“As professionals, we must learn to look across industries to gather insights and identify trends before they impact us. When we pay attention to the horizon, we can see the tsunami before it reaches us.”
― Jen Alvares

“Good people are the key to a happy life. Integrity and authenticity are the key to self-respect. Trust is the key to good business.”
― Jacky Fitt, How to Be in Business: Build the Mindset and Marketing to Adapt and Succeed as a Startup

“Striving for perfection is like taking a journey without a destination”
― Darvesh Luchoomun (Kevin)

“There is always an opportunity to learn and be better...”
― Darvesh Luchoomun (Kevin)

“Relying on probabilities, certainties or crystal balls will fail us. Put simply, there is no data on the future.”
― Roger Spitz, Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World