By Jack Ma
Be like a lion and a wolf. Then you have a big heart and the power of leadership.
People accept only that person as their leader who is radiant with good knowledge and karma.
Government ‘help’ to business is just as disastrous as government persecution… the only way a government can be of service to national prosperity is by keeping its hands-off.
The business of the novelist is not to relate great events, but to make small ones interesting.
What do I mean by concentration? I mean focusing totally on the business at hand and commanding your body to do exactly what you want it to do.
The duty of government is to leave commerce to its own capital and credit as well as all other branches of business, protecting all in their legal pursuits, granting exclusive privileges to none.
If a man’s character is to be abused there’s nobody like a relative to do the business.
A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity. An honest man’s the noblest work of God.
I could always score goals. I loved that feeling of having your team look to you, that feeling of leadership.
It is the business of the future to be dangerous; and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties.
The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.
By definition, risk exposes businesses to danger.
I’ve always been on the business side – running P&L and working with clients.
I would like to be known as a great leader, not as a great woman leader.
A leader who listens is one who is malleable and willing to refine her views and actions as she learns new information or hears a better idea.
I was always first in, last out, but not inefficiently.
Empowering those around you to be heard and valued makes the difference between a leader who simply instructs and one who inspires.
If you’re not making use of even the most routine assignment to learn something, realize that many of your colleagues and coworkers are.
Listen to clients, employees, and peers and stay open to their ideas, feedback, and answers. Doing so is vital to the success of any leader.
You can’t be successful in business without taking risks. It’s really that simple.
