Andrew Grove

Being second best in a tough environment is just not good enough.

A team will perform well only if peak performance is elicited from the individuals in it.

One of the fundamental tenets of Intel’s managerial philosophy is the one-on-one meeting between a supervisor and a subordinate. Its main purposes are mutual education and the exchange of information. By talking about specific problems and situations, the supervisor teaches the subordinate his skills and know-how, and suggests ways to approach things. At the same time, the subordinate provides the supervisor with detailed information about what he is doing and what he is concerned about.

So if you want to work and continue to work, you must continually dedicate yourself to retaining your individual competitive advantage.

output of a manager is the output of his organization

In principle, every hour of your day should be spent increasing the output or the value of the output of the people whom you’re responsible for.

The key to survival is to learn to add more value

It’s not about how smart you are or how well you know your business; it’s about how that translates to the team’s performance and output

All you can do to improve the output of an employee is motivate and train. There is nothing else.

CEOs must be optimists and all in all that’s a good thing