Michael Dell ON: Dreaming Bigger Than Your Goals & How to Play Nice But Win

15-11-2021 • 38 mins

Michael Dell sits down with Jay Shetty to talk about how he built a multi-billion dollar technology business. It was a risk he was willing to take for he saw these risks as opportunities he could leverage to achieve his goals. He didn’t allow people’s opinions to dampen his innovative pursuit to build an empire where failures are seen as stepping stones and financial challenges remain a temporary drawback.

Michael is chairman and chief executive officer of Dell Technologies, an innovator and technology leader providing the essential infrastructure for organizations to build their digital future, transform IT and protect their most important information. His first book, Direct from Dell: Strategies That Revolutionized an Industry, was written in 1999 and is currently promoting his second, Play Nice But Win: A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader.

What We Discuss with Michael:

00:00 Intro
02:52 “I started as a dishwasher boy at a Chinese restaurant.” - Michael Dell
05:45 If you got little to lose, go take a risk
10:08 Some big risks are just opportunities
13:51 Play nice but win
14:52 You have too feel right about what you’re doing
17:31 It wouldn’t feel right to win if you cheated
19:15 Building a business is not for the faint of heart
21:37 Going against a big corporation
24:26 Fighting for the company to retain its risk-taking spirit
26:26 A great work-life balance doesn’t work when you’re starting a business
28:54 Set boundaries when you have a family
32:25 Collecting company mementos
33:34 3 key factors your leading the company right
35:29 Michael on Final Five

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