Quote of the Day | 01.20.21

Humans are at their best when surrounded by social controls, and crowded offices have lots of social controls!

• Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosenberg

Quote of the Day | 01.18.21

In a healthy culture of knightish values, the knights will call out the knaves for their poor behavior until they either shape up or leave.

• Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosenberg

Quote of the Day | 01.15.21

There is no such thing as a minor lapse of integrity.

• Tom Peters

Quote of the Day | 01.13.21

The character of a company is the sum of the characters of its people, so if you strive for a company of sterling character, that is the standard you must set for your employees.

• Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosenberg

Quote of the Day | 01.11.21

If you want something done, give it to a busy person.

• Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosenberg

Quote of the Day | 12.23.20

Select as your leaders people who don’t place their own interests above the company’s.

• Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosenberg

Quote of the Day | 12.21.20

Debbie Biondolillo, Apple’s former head of human resources, who said, “Your title makes you a manager. Your people make you a leader.”

• Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosenberg

Quote of the Day | 12.18.20

Small teams get more done than big ones, and they spend less time politicking and worrying about who gets credit.

• Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosenberg

Quote of the Day | 12.16.20

You need to have confidence in your people, and enough self-confidence to let them identify a better way.

• Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosenberg

Quote of the Day | 12.14.20

We invest in our offices because we expect people to work there, not from home. Working from home during normal working hours, which to many represents the height of enlightened culture, is a problem that—as Jonathan frequently says—can spread throughout a company and suck the life out of its workplace.

• Eric Schmidt & Jonathan Rosbenberg