Make another list of things done for you that you loved. Do them for others, always. Dee Hock More Quotes by Dee Hock More Quotes From Dee Hock It is not making better people of others that management is about. It's about making a better person of self. Income, power, and titles have nothing to do with that. Dee Hock titlesselfpeople Make a careful list of all things done to you that you abhorred. Don't do them to others, ever. Dee Hock carefullistsdone The reason is still difficult to explain, but it is not complicated. That inner voice that will not be denied, once we learn to listen to it, had whispered since the beginning, "Business is not what your life is about. Founding VISA and being its chief executive officer is something you must do, but it's only preparatory." Dee Hock voicebusinesslife-is Community is composed of that which we don't attempt to measure, for which we keep no record and ask no recompense. Most are things we cannot measure no matter how hard we try. Dee Hock recordscommunitytrying Throughout history, it took centuries for the habits of one culture to materially affect another. Now, that which becomes popular in one country can sweep through others within months. Dee Hock monthscountryculture If you're in such a position of power and your ego is such that this is not possible, then its essential to have a small cadre of very bright, committed people who are questioning, exploring and understanding these emerging concepts. Dee Hock position-of-powerunderstandingpeople As I like to say, the entire collective memory of the species - that means all known and recorded information - is going to be just a few keystrokes away in a matter of years. Dee Hock memoriesmeanyears The closest thing to a law of nature in business is that form has an affinity for expense, while substance has an affinity for income. Dee Hock incomesubstancelaw With the advent of genetic engineering the time required for the evolution of new species may literally collapse. Dee Hock engineeringevolutionmay It won't do away with hierarchy totally, but the principal leader will be the person who most exemplifies the kind of organization and behavior required who is best able to create the conditions such organizations require. Dee Hock hierarchyorganizationleader Life will never surrender its secrets to a yardstick. Dee Hock surrenderyardstickssecret Language was a huge expansion of that capacity to deal with information. Dee Hock expansioninformationlanguage Failure is not to be feared. It is from failure that most growth comes. Dee Hock growth All organizations are merely conceptual embodiments of a very old, very basic idea - the idea of community. They can be no more or less than the sum of the beliefs of the people drawn to them; of their character, judgements, acts and efforts. Dee Hock organizationcharacterideas Make an empty space in any corner of your mind, and creativity will instantly fill it. Dee Hock willcreativityspacemind Think about technological float: it took centuries for the wheel to gain universal acceptance. Now any microchip device can be in use around the world in weeks. Dee Hock wheelthinkacceptanceworld
