How important is failure - yes, failure - to the health of a thriving, innovative business? So important that Ratan Tata, chairman… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
Before the New York Times starts running "Portraits in Grief" of former Enron employees, it's worth remembering that even after the collapse,… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
In the market economy the worker sells his services as other people sell their commodities. The employer is not the employee's lord.… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
Steve Jobs had something like a 90% approval rating from his employees. You hear stories about him being this short-tempered, aggressive person,… — Ashton Kutcher Copy Share Image
I was a terrible employee. I've been fired from almost every job I've ever had, luckily, in a good way, or else… — Anthony Jeselnik Copy Share Image
I never wanted Ford to be a place, like the tobacco industry, where our employees were not proud of coming to work… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Profit isn't and shouldn't be the mission of business. The mission of business is to help people. To help your customers, your… — Fran Tarkenton Copy Share Image
I believe a balanced life is essential, and I try to make sure that all of our employees know that and live… — Marc Benioff Copy Share Image
As with all catalysts, the manager's function is to speed up the reaction between two substances, thus creating the desired end product.… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
In my view the successful companies of the future will be those that integrate business and employees' personal values. The best people… — Jeroen van der Veer Copy Share Image
The sheer number of government employees and welfare recipients effectively transforms the purpose of government from maintaining order to confiscating as much… — James Bovard Copy Share Image
I've done a number of things in the spirit of employee motivation. I tend to be a storyteller and a student of… — Brad D. Smith Copy Share Image
A lot of what is wrong with corporate America has to do with a culture filled with antibodies trained to expel anything… — Nolan Bushnell Copy Share Image
Ninety-eight percent of all American companies have fewer than 100 employees. Over half of all Americans work for a small business. Small… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Bigger brands like Shinola are capitalizing on what all of us small companies did. Shinola is just totally fake. It's a corporate… — Mark McNairy Copy Share Image
Everybody has a product to sell—no matter whether you’re an employee, a founder, or an investor. It’s true even if your company… — Peter Thiel Copy Share Image
Employees want to believe their company has a meaningful purpose. They want to know that their own job is worthwhile. They want… — Quint Studer Copy Share Image
We are superior to the competition because we hire employees who work in an environment of belonging and purpose. We foster a… — Horst Schulze Copy Share Image
The talented employee may join a company because of its charismatic leaders, its generous benefits, and its world-class training programs, but how… — Marcus Buckingham Copy Share Image
By depriving the charged person of any defenses [the rulings] mean that sexual dalliance, however voluntarily engaged in, becomes harassment whenever an… — Robert Bork Copy Share Image
Some entrepreneurs have a bad habit of taking personal credit for all improvements and innovations at their startups. If you penalize or… — Martin Zwilling Copy Share Image
Motivate them, train them, care about them and make winners out of them. We know if we treat our employees right, they'll… — J. W. "Bill" Marriott, Jr Copy Share Image
I've never invested in any airline. I'm an airline manager. I don't invest in airlines. And I always said to the employees… — Robert Crandall Copy Share Image
Regardless of whether you are an entrepreneur or whether you are an employee of a large company, the absolute prerequisite is that… — Fred C. Koch Copy Share Image
Management, in the sense of employer, is merely the agent for the public, the stockholders and the employees. It is management's job… — James F. Bell, III Copy Share Image
MBA programs are underwritten by large companies and they succeed at producing future employees of large companies. In that regard, they are… — Lewis Schiff Copy Share Image
Studies show that a trusting workplace increases employees' level of happiness, work effort, productivity, and engagement. It also provides an environment that… — Arthur Miller Copy Share Image
On the business side, innovative leaders are beginning to wake up to the fact that this non-stop work trend is bad for… — Katrina Onstad Copy Share Image
Employees who report receiving recognition and praise within the last seven days show increased productivity, get higher scores from customers, and have… — Tom Rath Copy Share Image
We're living in a different world now in terms of employee needs, and companies have to offer alternative methods for getting the… — Anne M. Mulcahy Copy Share Image
If you work for and eventually lead a company, understand that companies have multiple stakeholders including employees, customers, business partners and the… — Don Tapscott Copy Share Image
Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that… — Harvey Mackay Copy Share Image
“The employment equation used to be built on a foundation of two-way loyalty. The world has changed. Today, successful employment relationships can… — Gyan Nagpal Copy Share Image
I'm paid about 20 times more than the average Ryanair employee and I think the gap should be wider. I probably work… — Michael O'Leary Copy Share Image
Many strikes and similar disturbances might be avoided if the employers would cultivate the habit of getting nearer to their employees, of… — Booker T. Washington Copy Share Image
It's a tough world out there. You're going to prepare yourself for politics, bad bosses, hating employees - and usually when you're… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
The world is full of CEOs that think that just because they write a memo or they write a letter inside an… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Backboneless employees are too ready to attribute the success of others to luck. Luck is usually the fruit of intelligent application. The… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
[Jeb Bush] could, as I describe it, run the railroad.[John] Kasich could run the railroad. Hillary Clinton can run the railroad. Running… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
If the employees come first, then they're happy. A motivated employee treats the customer well. The customer is happy so they keep… — Herb Kelleher Copy Share Image