Occupation: Businessman Birth: January 22, 1910 Death: November 21, 1997
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later..
It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance..
The professional's grasp of the numbers is a measure of the control he has over the events that the figures represent..
Ninety-nine percent of all surprises in business are negative..
Management must manage!.
Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented..
The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheart….
If your desk isn't cluttered, you probably aren't doing your job..
Do you want my one-word secret of happiness? It's growth - - mental, financial you name it..
Management must have a purpose, a dedication and that dedication must have an emotional commitment. It must be built in as a vital part of the person….
What you manage in business is people.
I think it is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality.
The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success are concentration, discrimination, organization, innovation and communication..
Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process..
You can know a person by the kind of desk he keeps. If the president of a company has a clean desk then it must be the executive vice president who i….
When I come upon a man who has a gleaming, empty, clear desktop, I am dealing with a fellow who is so far removed from the realities of his business ….
Business is many things, the least of which is the balance sheet. It is a fluid, ever changing, living thing, sometimes building to great peaks, some….
Better a good decision quickly than the best decision too late..
Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned..
It's better to take over and build upon an existing business than to start a new one..
A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason..