David Hieatt Quotes & Sayings

The job of the brand is to make that name
and that logo stand for something. To live its founding principles each day. To stay true. — David Hieatt

Each day you're given 86,400 seconds from the 'Time Bank'. Everyone is given the same. There are no exceptions. Once you make your withdrawal, you're free to spend it as you want. The 'Time Bank' won't tell you how to spend it. Time poorly spent will not be replaced with more time. Time doesn't do refunds. — David Hieatt

Call your heroes. They have telephones too. — David Hieatt

Small budgets require brave ideas. — David Hieatt

Three factors must be present for meaningful organisational change to take place. These factors are:
D= Dissatisfaction with how things are now. V= Vision of what is possible.
F= First, concrete steps that can be taken
towards the vision.
If the product of these three factors is greater than R = Resistance then change is possible. — David Hieatt

Teams gather around change. — David Hieatt

WRITE YOUR BUSINESS PLAN ON A DOORMAT — David Hieatt

The only thing that matters is everything. — David Hieatt

There's a point on a runway during take-o that a plane reaches V1 speed. Once it passes V1, it has reached the point of no return. The point where take-o cannot be aborted. It has to take o . Or crash. In order to determine its V1 speed every plane will factor in its weight, wind-speed, weather conditions, slope, length of runway etc. So although there's not a physical line drawn on each runway, it's there. — David Hieatt

The most important brands in the world make you feel something. They do that because they have something they want to change. And as customers, we want to be part of that change. These companies have a reason to exist over and above just to make a profit: They have a purpose. Yes, we admire the product they make. But the thing we love the most about them is the change they are making. — David Hieatt

Tomorrow your reputation has to be made again. — David Hieatt

Build a company you would never sell. — David Hieatt

Sleep is the multiplier of energy. — David Hieatt

Great ideas often have no reference points.
We have nothing to compare them to. They are original, and awkward. And so they are the most vulnerable to people trying to kill them. They do not conform to what exists, so they challenge us. — David Hieatt

Treat distractions as the enemy. The internet is brilliant but it is one very efficient way of wasting your time. — David Hieatt

Failure to commit is as bad as failure to start. — David Hieatt

Don't rely on good principles to sell an inferior product. — David Hieatt

Cold passion' is calm, considered and long lasting. Both the brain and the heart are working together. Emotions have been taken
out of decision-making. And decisions are given time, looked at from all angles. Cold passion is much more effective at getting results. — David Hieatt

The real badge of honour at work is not to work longer than anyone else, but to work smarter than anyone else. — David Hieatt

Reputation takes decades to make. And can be lost in one tweet. Think about that before you press the send button. — David Hieatt

Sane people quit — David Hieatt

Average dies quicker than ever before. Digital doesn't mess around. It's binary. — David Hieatt

It's a labour of love. And you are both the labour and the love. — David Hieatt

A brand is a story. And you have to tell it well. The good news in this connected world great stories travel fast. And, these days, they travel for free. So there has never been a better time or a cheaper time to start something. — David Hieatt

Life is complicated. Sport is simple. — David Hieatt

teams build a business. Culture builds the team. — David Hieatt

Rule No. 1. Make a great product. Rule No. 2. Don't forget rule No.1. — David Hieatt

If you run a business, 80% of your business probably comes from 20% of your customers. If you are a creative person, 80% of your awards/recognition/income will come from 20% of your output. — David Hieatt

Do one thing well. It's enough. — David Hieatt

Self-imposed insanely impossible deadlines often help. — David Hieatt

Find a bigger enemy than just a rival brand. It can be bad design. It can be time. It can be pollution. It can be ugliness. It can be bad service. It can be landfill. It can be complexity. But pick your enemy well. It will drive you forward. — David Hieatt

The best business models become role models for others. — David Hieatt

99% of businesses fail for one reason. They never start. — David Hieatt

You will need to create a discipline where head and heart can both
be involved in the decisions that you make. Taking the emotion out of something you feel very passionate about is far from easy. But easy don't build great. — David Hieatt