Zitat des Tages von Tony Fernandes:
I don't know if every player in the Premier League feels hurt when they lose a game. The right sort is very important. I was naive in thinking that everyone was like me.
Don't kid yourself that anyone in the Premier League is going to do you any favours.
In AirAsia, we consider ourselves basically a dream factory. We deliberately decided that we wanted a company where people can pursue their passion, and we wanted to make use of all the talent that we have in-house.
I look for people who have drive, who have ambition, who are humble. I've hired many people at very strange places.
I've lived in Jakarta and have seen a lot more by living here, and I understand that there's so much more to Indonesia than just Bali and Jakarta.
I'm not cynical or bitter in any way. Life's too short; you get ripped off, but if you hold a grudge, it's going to affect you. You take it on the chin, you learn, you try not to make the same mistakes.
When the music business failed to embrace the Internet, I thought it was game, set and match for the industry, and I quit.
Good leadership is to know when to go, and you only succeed as a good leader if you've transported someone else in and the company gets stronger. Then you've succeeded as leader.
Aviation is for the common man. My goal is to enable everyone to fly. It shouldn't be only for the rich.
