“ A negative mind will never find success. I have never heard a positive idea come from a person in a negative state. Jay Samit
“ There is no such thing as "healthy" competition within a knowledge organization; all internal competition is destructive. The nature of our work is that it cannot be done by any single person in isola… Tom DeMarco
“ If the essential task of middle managers is reinvention, when is that task to be carried out? The answer is, during time that is not used up directing day-to-day business. The fact that managers have… Tom DeMarco
“ Any vigorous competition will entail at least two elements: offense and defense. Offense is the effort you put into scoring against your opponents, and defense is the effort you apply to stop them fro… Tom DeMarco
“ Self-disruption is akin to undergoing major surgery, but you are the one holding the scalpel. Jay Samit
“ Disruption causes vast sums of money to flow from existing businesses and business models to new entrants. Jay Samit
“ Disruption isn't about what happens to you, it's about how you respond to what happens to you. Jay Samit
“ Would you rather work forty hours a week at a job you hate or eighty hours a week doing work you love? Jay Samit
“ The majority of people are not willing to risk what they have built for the opportunity to have something better. Jay Samit
“ There are riches to be found simply by capturing the value released through others' disruptive breakthroughs. Jay Samit
“ There is a difference between failing and failure. Failing is trying something that you learn doesn't work. Failure is throwing in the towel and giving up. Jay Samit
“ All businesses -- no matter if they make dog food or software -- don't sell products, they sell solutions. Jay Samit
“ You have a choice: pursue your dreams, or be hired by someone else to help them fulfill their dreams. Jay Samit
“ The business world is littered with the fossils of companies that failed to evolve. Disrupt or be disrupted. There is no middle ground. Jay Samit
“ There are two types of people in this world: those whose look for opportunity and those who make it happen. Jay Samit
“ It is not incumbent on the world to conform to your vision of change. It is up to you to explain the future in terms that those living in the past and present can follow. Jay Samit
