Eldar Musayev

I am a Ford loyalist. I only drive Honda, when all of my three Fords are in a repair shop.

Technically, you are hired to make the company and shareholders happy, that is, to make more money for them.

Practically, you are hired to make your direct manager happy, and then his manager, and then his manager, and so forth.

The more levels of management separates you from CEO, the further in line the company and shareholders are.

Анатомически, нет ничего ближе к сердцу, чем желудок.

Evolution does indeed work.
And the result sucks.

A lot of times best people fail not because of lack of an effort but rather because of too much effort... by others.

I prided myself in never following the idiots... until I realized:
If you follow a herd of antelopes, it does not necessarily mean that you are an antelope.

I'd rather be rich than right.

Yesterday I've put a calendar in my office and now I am crossing one day at a time to count down the time left for vacation...
There is, though, something odd about crossing out a day of your life and feeling good about it.

To the best of my knowledge, America is the only country in the World where vacations are measured by hours.

1:1 ("One on one") - дословно "один на другом". Обычно регулярная встреча наедине менеджера и подчиненного по поводу карьеры подчиненного.