Quotes from Marc Benioff

One idea alone is a tactic, but if it can be executed a number of different ways, it becomes a great strategy.

Realize that you won't be able to bring the same focus to everything in the beginning. There won't be enough people or enough hours in the day. So focus on the 20 percent that makes 80 percent of the difference.

There is a Japanese belief that business is temporal, whereas relationships are eternal. That's true. One day you compete. The next day you partner. One day someone is your subordinate; the next day he or she may be your superior. At its finest, business is friendly competition, just like a game of tennis. As

you must always examine what's working, evolve your ideas, and change the way you do things.

It's about how to create a culture where doing well is synonymous with doing good in order to thrive in a world where a company is only as strong as the principles it adopts.

Companies, and the people who lead them, can no longer afford to separate business objectives from the social issues surrounding them. They can no longer view their mission as a set of binary choices: growing vs. giving back, making a profit vs. promoting the public good, or innovating vs. making the world a better place.

like the culture developed by Coach Steve Kerr for my beloved Golden State Warriors. Even though he helms a team, Steve believes that having good people is more important that just having good basketball players; he understands that players come and go, but the ethos on the court gets passed down from one game and one season to another. The best teams play together like a family who trust one another to have their back.

1) Out of clutter find simplicity; 2) From discord find harmony; 3) In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

Life grows relative to one's investment in it.

It's amazing to consider that no matter what size customer we were pitching, or where in the world we were selling, a singular idea drove all our accomplishments: we never sold features. We sold the model and we sold the customer's success.

Here's the thing about values: You have to use words to identify them, but they won't create true value for you unless they turn into consistent behaviors.

Reliability Is a Tech Problem, but the Way You Solve It Is Not with Technology Alone—It's with Communication

we're at a crossroads, and the actions we take from this moment forward will have a defining impact on what kind of world we leave behind for future generations.

intellectual challenge inasmuch as it had to be highly scalable, reliable, and

Value of a corporation should be distributed not only to its leadership but also to the communities in which it operates and to the world

There's a lot of controversy when it comes to theories about evolution, but when it comes to evolution in the software industry, there's only one theory that makes sense: surviving by learning from experience and usage patterns.

focus on the 20 percent that makes 80 percent of the difference.

Keep in mind that the landscape is always changing; you must always examine what's working, evolve your ideas, and change the way you do things.

If you want a successful event, you have to project success; your attitude will help make it a hit.) Although

So focus on the 20 percent that makes 80 percent of the difference.

Every experience you give a journalist or potential customer must explain why you are different and incorporate a clear call to action.

Doing well by doing good is no longer just a competitive advantage. It's becoming a business imperative.

Lots of businesses talk about values, but in turbulent times, when they matter most, executives often forget to operationalize them.

Do it fast, simple, and right the first time (and did we mention fast?).