Strategically, a major function of the CEO is to look for bad news and encourage the organization to respond to it. Employees must be encouraged to share bad news as much as good news.
Bill GatesThe flatter the corporate hierarchy, the more likely it is that employees will communicate bad news and act upon it.
Bill GatesWhen a country has the skill and self-confidence to take action against its biggest problems, it makes outsiders eager to be a part of it.
Bill GatesPerhaps I should be flattered that somebody imagines the name is worth so much, especially since my parents gave me the same name 42 years ago for free.
Bill Gates