Source: December 2015 Stanford Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYN3ghAam14&list=PLnsTB8Q5VgnVzh1S-VMCXiuwJglk5AV–&index=19
Linkedin (LNKD) CEO Jeff Weiner said executive decision making ultimately drives the long term success or failure of a business
“At the end of the day, I think one of the most important drivers of long term value within an organization is the speed and quality of its decision making. And you’ll look back at companies that created outsized value and they’ll be able to count on one hand the decisions that changed the trajectory of that company.”
Linkedin (LNKD) CEO Jeff Weiner aims to inspire
“There’s a difference between leaders and managers. Managers tell people what to do, often times without very effective results. Leaders inspire them to do it.”
Source: April 2016 Stanford Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhNKy5yNIgs
Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesy (LVMH) CEO Bernard Arnault
“I always say to my team, you should be thinking that the worst is coming. You should never be satisfied, we always need to think of what could go wrong.”