Leadership Style
Eric Crown's leadership style is that of determination and decisiveness. As his brother said of his leadership, Eric Crown has a committed "burn the ships behind you" leadership. His decisiveness was of special importance in a dynamic market, such as that of the computer industry. In his own words, he "was always a firm believer in the sharp knife: it's easier to cut with a sharp knife than hack it to death with a butter knife".
In fact, one phrase that he utilizes to express his management style is "ready, fire aim". The rationale behind such phraseology, as he has expressed, is "we don't have time to try these things until the end of time. We're not a bunch of accountants! Get it going!".
In addition to his bold decisiveness, Eric Crown was "not a cost cutter". He did not utilize incremental improvements to financial statement bottom lines through back-end processes (as opposed to front-end processes). As he says, "I'm a believer that you get your success through sales".
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