The best managers acknowledge and make room for what they do not know—not just because humility is a virtue but because until one adopts that mindset, the most striking breakthroughs cannot occur.
要在准备好时做出决定,而不是在压力之下。或为了达到个人目的,或因为内部政治斗争,或因为一些外部需求,其他人总会催促你做出决策。但几乎每次你都可以这么说:“我需要更多的时间来考虑这个问题。我想清楚了再回复你。”即使是在最艰难、最令人不快的情况下,这种策略也非常有效。
Innovation is not just about creating new drugs, but about delivering them to the people who need them most.
Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.
When you don’t know how much to pay someone for a particular task, ask them “what would be fair” and their answer usually is.