Just finished reading the Tim Cook interview in the Washington Post. It was interesting to hear his thoughts on a number of areas of business, technology, and life. One of the threads that struck me the most was his thoughts on running a company and people. Here are a few of the comments that resonated with me the most from across the interview:
“That means the top of the company must work together incredibly well. … It has to be people who have great respect for one another and who work as a team.”
“You have to recognize that you have blind spots. We all do. Blind spots move, and you want to not just have really bright people around you, but people who will push on you and people to bring out the best in you. People that amplify whatever you’re good at. And then also the people who plug the parts that you’re not and may never be.”
“…I put them in three buckets: people, strategy and execution. I sort of move between those on a daily basis as to where I put my time. I always think the most important one of those is people. If you don’t get that one right, it doesn’t matter what kind of energy you have in the other two — it’s not enough.”
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