Elon Musk, Spacex Founder and CEO, says in Fortune the worst advice he received was from his parents.
“My parents advised me to ignore bullies. That doesn’t work. You have to punch them in the nose,” says Musk.
(Fortune)
Who doesn’t?
In the current cover story of Fortune, Fey says “About 15 years ago I saw an Oprah show where she said, ‘Always be the only person who can sign your checks.’”
And that line has always been a reminder for Fey.
“Today, as much as it makes me super-sleepy, I pay attention when my business manager talks to me about money.
He talks to me about taxes, and I get really, really sleepy. But I listen,” says Fey.
The best advice he received was to use my dry sense of humor to help diffuse the atmosphere.
“In business there are times when you disagree, and sometimes it turns out that you’re just plain wrong.
Humor takes away tension and helps you realize you’re wrong,” says Newmark.
Bob Iger, President and CEO, Walt Disney, said that his father wrote in his sixth-grade yearbook quoting Hamlet — Polonius to his son, Laertes:
“To thine own self be true.”
I was 12 years old but it had a powerful impression on me then, and I’ve often thought of it since,” says Iger.
(Fortune)
The best advice he ever got was when he as at Solomon Brothers in the 1970s.
“The advice was, first, always ask for the order, and second, when the customer says yes, stop talking.”
(Fortune)
“I just read. I read all day,” says Buffet in Fortune.
Good advice.
Talk about a timely but very depressing cover! If you know anyone that works on Wall Street and the stress they are going through, the main visual says it all!
If You’ve Been Reading About the Celebrity Weeklies All Day….
Then the answer is probably YES! The new issue of Fortune just hit newsstands and it looks like the perfect guide for any unhappy employee. I’m glad I don’t have to read this issue but I’m sending it to a few of my friends - you know who you are!
