By the time I entered this prestigious high school, my interest in formal education had already been exhausted. — Lewis Schiff Education Copy Share Image
I believe that only a subset of us is meant to lead. The rest want to follow. — Lewis Schiff Believe Copy Share Image
I think small groups have more collective wisdom than an individual. — Lewis Schiff Collective wisdom Copy Share Image
Thinking like others is ok for things that are not important to you. — Lewis Schiff Important Copy Share Image
I also believe that at a critical point (more than six people?), that collective wisdom turns into group think. — Lewis Schiff Believe Copy Share Image
On a personal side, I found Bo Burlingham's Small Giants to be a great window into how business can be an extension… — Lewis Schiff Business 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 Company Copy Share Image
But, to the extent that I cannot solve MY problem with the same thinking I used when I created it, you're right.… — Lewis Schiff Air Copy Share Image
“Of 1,091 inventions patented in Canada, only 75 of them ever made it to market—less than 1 percent. Of these, 45 lost… — Lewis Schiff Innovation Copy Share Image
It's the "Success Paradox." When a set of behaviors has gotten you somewhere, you keep doing them even though the circumstances have… — Lewis Schiff Behavior Copy Share Image
Harkening back to a story about my grandfather, I was lucky to attend a great high school in New York, Bronx High… — Lewis Schiff America Copy Share Image
I got to carve through the streets of New York's financial district and discover the awesome feeling of being part of a… — Lewis Schiff Feelings Copy Share Image
The problem is not the sentiment, it's the execution. When a company makes a mistake, the individual benefits because they've learned how… — Lewis Schiff Benefits Copy Share Image
Because my college was a local college, it had a historic role in educating minorities and the tuition increase was viewed as… — Lewis Schiff Campus Copy Share Image
If the question is, how do we best produce business people who can succeed in the post-Great Recession era, then I think… — Lewis Schiff Brilliant Copy Share Image
I went to work at political consulting firms, graphic design and communications firms and ultimately, magazines. Today, my career is in the… — Lewis Schiff Career Copy Share Image
I know a lot of great success stories of those who were excellent problem-solvers because they had found a need that they… — Lewis Schiff Belief Copy Share Image
As you climb of the organizational ladder, you have to redefine your role in the value chain from player to captain to… — Lewis Schiff Able Copy Share Image
In the summer between my freshman and sophomore year, my grandfather got me a job at a local messenger company working on… — Lewis Schiff Booming Copy Share Image
One of the things all entrepreneurs struggle with is where their efforts will have the highest impact. Unfortunately, too many of us… — Lewis Schiff Business Copy Share Image
Apple made tools that helped people express their creativity and Steve Jobs knew that so he told that story well. But Facebook… — Lewis Schiff Apples Copy Share Image
That being said, everyone of us can move a big step farther towards determining the direction of our own lives. We can… — Lewis Schiff Bigs Copy Share Image
For example, I wear clothes I buy at trendy shops because I don't care much about clothing. If someone wants to create… — Lewis Schiff Care Copy Share Image
There is a direct line between the communications work I did to protest tuition increases at my school and what I do… — Lewis Schiff Benefits Copy Share Image
When I started out, I wanted to have everything solved by the time I was 30. That didn't happen. Instead, I realized… — Lewis Schiff Destination Copy Share Image
During that time, I began writing and designing the propaganda that we distributed to the students who we were trying to convince… — Lewis Schiff Convince Copy Share Image
In companies, there are three activities that should be labeled better. First there is the "CORE" which is the thing the company… — Lewis Schiff Activity Copy Share Image
That doesn't mean we should be doing it, though. We should always be carving back those things that are comfortable and institutionalized… — Lewis Schiff Carving Copy Share Image
I did in fact take a couple of classes at my local college here in NYC. But I did it unwillingly and… — Lewis Schiff Broke Copy Share Image
Apple makes computers and they have to be great at providing the product they promised every individual who wants to purchase from… — Lewis Schiff Apple Copy Share Image
While I did complete high school, I would have to say that it was by the skin of my teeth. My education… — Lewis Schiff Educated Copy Share Image
One of the easiest ways to solve your problems is to look at how others have solved a similar problem. So, in… — Lewis Schiff Looks Copy Share Image
If the workers don't keep themselves current - with some assistance and guidance from their employers - then the workers who are… — Lewis Schiff Assistance Copy Share Image
I've got better things to do than to find my individuality in that particular area. But if it's important to me, I've… — Lewis Schiff Areas Copy Share Image
CEOs are no different than the guy in the mailroom. They all have to learn how to manage better the risk created… — Lewis Schiff Ceo Copy Share Image
I grew up in a modern business environment and did not experience the kind of prejudice that my mother and grandfather experienced. — Lewis Schiff Business Copy Share Image
