Ceo Quotes

“I’m just saying that statistically, a psychopath is more likely to end up as a CEO than a serial killer.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Naturals

“This must be awful for you. You get a job, and then next thing you know you’re dealing with a car chase, a bitchy manager, the SEC, and a boss dying to visit a secluded island with his admin assistant.” A slow grin grew on his face.
Mm… when can we go?”
― J.J. Sorel, A Taste of Peace

“Sometimes it takes a lowly, title-less man to humble the world. Kings, rulers, CEOs, judges, doctors, pastors, they are already expected to be greater and wiser.”
― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms

“No matter what the industry you choose to ultimately invest all your time and energy in, be sure you're the owner, founder, and CEO. Remember, if you don't own it, you can't control it nor can you depend on it.”
― Brandi L. Bates, Moonshine For The Soul: A Path to Strength, Wisdom, Growth, Health & Happiness

“As employees, executives and entrepreneurs — let’s stay humble.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, 4 Business Lessons From Jesus: A businessmans interpretation of Jesus' teachings, applied in a business context.

“[Trump] is also the personification of the merger of humans and corporations—a one man megabrand, whose wife and children are spin-off brands, with all the pathologies and conflicts of interest inherent in that. He is the embodiment of the belief that money and power provide license to impose one's will on others, whether that entitlement is expressed by grabbing women or grabbing the finite resources from a planet on the cusp of catastrophic warming. He is the product of a business culture that fetishizes "disruptors" who make their fortunes by flagrantly ignoring both laws and regularity standards. Most of all, he is the incarnation of a still-powerful free-market ideological project—one embraced by centrist parties as well as conservative ones—that wages war on everything public and commonly held, and imagines corporate CEOs and superheroes who will save humanity.”
― Naomi Klein, No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump’s Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need

“A good leader turns individuals into stars;
A great leader turns teams into constellations.”
― Dr Darius Singh

“Our answer to lean-in feminism is kick-back feminism. We have no interest in breaking the glass ceiling while leaving the vast majority to clean up the shards. Far from celebrating women CEOs who occupy corner offices, we want to get rid of CEOs and corner offices.”
― Nancy Fraser, Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto

“To be a good leader all that you have to do is remember what it was like to follow.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“Humanity & Humility are all but forgotten by those at the top.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“And as in any line of business, a succeeding CEO who couldn't make a bygone cock-up look like an opportunity missed wasn't fit for management, and should take her retirement package, her annual bonus, her golden handshake and her non-disclosure kickback and tiptoe from the boardroom in disgrace.”
― David Hewson, The House of Dolls

“No Budget Babe brings financial empowerment and support to women as they build wealth and navigate finances.”
― No Budget Babe Reviews

“Bahira Shami is a young CEO tasked with ensuring the successful operation and growth of Beauty Elite Group. It's her mission to keep every department focused on their task and to her high standards. Bahira Shami plans to continue her growth with this company, gathering a team of like-minded professionals. She is proud of the company culture she has fostered at Beauty Elite Group. Bahira Shami got named Woman of the Year by the Houston Major.”
― Bahira Shami

“You've got your CEOs pulling four hundred or five hundred times what the American man does. Is there any man worth four hundred or five hundred other men? I've never met one. Have you?" -David Efaw in Wildland”
― Evan Osnos, Wildland: The Making of America's Fury

“Automobile will move online no different than travel, jobs, mobile, electronic, and fashion categories.”
― Sandeep Aggarwal

“It is your job to stay high level, look to the future and create opportunities for everyone. It’s not your job to micromanage.”
― Margareta Sailer, Culture Up: How startups succeed by putting people first

“You are there to do the strategic thinking; be self-aware and have a growth mindset. But most of all, be aware of your ego and contain it to be of service to others. Work on yourself and it will pay dividends. No one likes a leader who has a big ego. Remember the old saying that ‘People won’t remember what you say, but they’ll always remember how you make them feel.”
― Mareike Mutzberg, Culture Up: How startups succeed by putting people first

“Real estate investment expert, Sief Khafagi is changing the game with short-term rentals. A former techie who worked at Facebook for five years building the second-largest engineering organization across the world, Sief is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Techvestor. He and his team have helped thousands of investors diversify their portfolios to add real estate and benefit from the success of short-term rental investments. He led the company in building its proprietary sourcing technology.”
― Sief Khafagi

“If you ask people...

"What is your why?"

Most will say material things or validation which they've never had.

That's because they don't have purpose.”
― Henry Joseph-Grant

“Sief Khafagi is the CEO & Co-Founder of Techvestor. He has helped thousands of professionals and real estate investors passively invest in short-term rentals, an emerging asset class that includes Airbnb.”
― Sief khafagi

“Colin Studwell, a visionary 27-year-old CEO, leads the way in the behavioral health sector. With 500 employees and 20,000 patients, his company's growth is astonishing.”
― Colin Studwell

“Matt Frauenshuh joined his family’s Dairy Queen franchises in 2006 when the group comprised only seven stores across the country.”
― Matt Frauenshuh

“ignored the question of leadership altogether, because he wanted to avoid simplistic answers. But when he analyzed what the highest performing companies had in common, the nature of their CEOs jumped out at him. Every single one of them was led by an unassuming man like Darwin Smith. Those who worked with these leaders tended to describe them with the following words: quiet, humble, modest, reserved, shy, gracious, mild-mannered, self-effacing, understated. The lesson, says Collins, is clear. We don’t need giant personalities to transform companies. We need leaders who build not their own egos but the institutions they run.”
― Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

“Hesitation is death.

A racecar driver doesn't have the liberty of thinking about the next turn for a week or so. They need to act or die.

A fighter jet pilot can't "think about things" when a bomb is heading their way, they need to act immediately and trust themselves to do the right thing, with their life being at actual stake.

An athlete can't stop mid-run to ask their wife if it's okay that they cross the finish line. They need to run like hell just set their feet on fire.

A CEO does not have the right to hesitate or ponder on things for days on end. You either do it or you don't, and if there's no impulse to act to the left or to the right, you are probably not a natural born decisionmaker.

Slow decisionmakers don't belong in top management. High performance people make high performance decisions at high speeds, they trust themselves, and they act.”
― Anje Kruger

“Don't just answer to the name of a C.E.O. Answer also, to the pressing needs of your clients.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, Your Clients and You

“There is more to running a business than sitting in a comfy chair in a cozy office.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, Your Clients and You

“Impatient clients will teach you tolerance. Insolent clients will teach you politeness. Hostile clients will teach you friendliness.”
― Utibe Samuel Mbom, Your Clients and You

“You are the CEO of your life—craft a bold vision, harness relentless discipline, banish excuses, and steer your legacy to greatness.”
― Farshad Asl

“How can one identify the true owner of a cyber risk?

When everyone is responsible, no one is responsible. This is an undisputed fact.

To the best of my knowledge, organizations often rely on frameworks such as RACI matrices (Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed) to formally assign ownership.

From another perspective, however, the “true owner” of a cyber threat is its creator. And here is where the truth may reside.

Whether it is hackers, insiders, corporate culture, a lack of CISO expertise, disinformation, or perhaps the very silos you have built. And wait. What about your CIO, your CEO, your Board? Think of them as the first line of cyber threats.

I can. I am a scientist, a researcher. I search for what I cannot even imagine at first. Then - it is up to you to decide where to look.”
― Ludmila Morozova-Buss

“We prefer a world where human decisions propel our species forward, where we choose the actions that lead to staying relevant. If we do not, our C-suites might find themselves replaced by an A-suite of algorithms.”
― Roger Spitz