On the challenges of leadership

"Any man that leads, that does something, has against him those that would want to do the same, those that would do exactly the opposite, and most of all the large army of much harsher men, that do nothing".
- Jules Claretie (translated from French by yours truly)

The original quote, in French, is the following:
"Tout homme qui dirige, qui fait quelque chose, a contre lui ceux qui voudraient faire la même chose, ceux qui font précisément le contraire, et surtout la grande armée des gens beaucoup plus sévères, qui ne font rien."
- Jules Claretie

On luck

Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.

- Seneca

Buffet on career management

There's 2 version of a same quote available on the Internet:

"It's crazy to take little in between jobs just because they look good on your resume. That's like saving sex for your old age. Do what you love and work for whom you admire the most, and you've given yourself the best chance in life you can."

"I asked him what he wanted to do for his career, and he replied that he wanted to go into a particular field, but thought he should work for McKinsey for a few years first to add to his resume. To me that's like saving sex for your old age. It makes no sense."

At first I agreed wholeheartedly, however after a bit of consideration, I realised this advice may ignore long term aspects of a career decision. I'm still kind of torn on this one.

Dee Hock on hiring

"Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation; third, capacity; fourth, understanding; fifth, knowledge; and last and least, experience. Without integrity, motivation is dangerous; without motivation, capacity is impotent; without capacity, understanding is limited; without understanding, knowledge is meaningless; without knowledge, experience is blind. Experience is easy to provide and quickly put to good use by people with all the other qualities."

French version:
“Recrute d’abord sur la base de l’intégrité de l’homme. Evalue ensuite sa motivation avant d’examiner ses compétences. Si ces trois critères sont pour toi satisfaisants, focalise toi sur sa faculté de compréhension. Le cinquième critère à analyser est l’étendue de son savoir et le dernier, son expérience. Sans intégrité, la motivation est dangeureuse. Sans motivation, les compétences sont inutiles. Sans compétences, la compréhension est limitée. Sans compréhension, le savoir n’a aucun sens. Sans savoir, l’expérience est aveugle”

Power Quote

"Do what you do so well that other people cant resist to tell others about you."
W. Disney