Let chaos reign, then rein in chaos. Andy Grove More Quotes by Andy Grove More Quotes From Andy Grove I think it is very important for you to do two things: act on your temporary conviction as if it was a real conviction; and when you realize that you are wrong, correct course very quickly. Andy Grove real two thinking Just as you would not permit a fellow employee to steal a piece of office equipment, you shouldn't let anyone walk away with the time of his fellow managers. Andy Grove pieces office time The future is going to take care of itself, like it always has. Andy Grove take-care care The Lesson is, we all need to expose ourselves to the winds of change Andy Grove lessons wind needs The new environment dictates two rules: first, everything happens faster; second, anything that can be done will be done, if not by you, then by someone else, somewhere. Andy Grove change two firsts I was glad I liked chemistry. Andy Grove chemistry glad The sad news is, nobody owes you a career. Your career is literally your business. You own it as a sole proprietor. You have one employee: yourself. You need to accept ownership of your career, your skills and the timing of your moves. Andy Grove skills business moving There's a tendency at the senior and middle-manager level to be too big-picturish and too superficial. There is a phrase, "The devil is in the details." One can formulate brilliant global strategies whose executability is zero. It's only through familiarity with details - the capability of the individuals who have to execute, the marketplace, the timing - that a good strategy emerges. I like to work from details to big pictures. Andy Grove senior devil zero So give me a turbulent world as opposed to a quiet world and I'll take the turbulent one. Andy Grove quiet giving world I don't see Merced appearing on a mainstream desktop inside of a decade. Andy Grove desktop decades mainstream Not all problems have a technological answer, but when they do, that is the more lasting solution. Andy Grove complacency technology answers I'm a great believer in particularly being alert to changes that change something, anything, by an order of magnitude, and nothing operates with the factors of 10 as profoundly as the Internet. Andy Grove internet change order Most companies don't die because they are wrong; they die because they don't commit themselves. They fritter away their momentum and their valuable resources while attempting to make a decision. The greatest danger is standing still. Andy Grove momentum decision danger Every generation thinks that they invented sex. Andy Grove generations sex thinking I wasn't cut out to be an opera singer, but it was a nice fantasy for a teenager growing up in Hungary during the Stalinist era. Andy Grove teenager growing-up nice There are so many people working so hard and achieving so little. Andy Grove achieve littles people The most important role of managers is to create environment in which people are passionately dedicated to winning in marketplace. Andy Grove important winning people The Internet doesn't change everything. It doesn't change supply and demand. Andy Grove supply-and-demand demand internet With all due respect to Microsoft and Intel, there is no substitute for being in the right place at the right time. Andy Grove microsoft luck business No problem is so complicated that you cannot make it more complicated. Andy Grove no-problem problem complicated
