Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr.was an American business executive in the automotive industry. He was a long-time President, chairman and CEO of General Motors Corporation. Sloan, first as a senior executive and later as the head of the organization, helped GM grow from the 1920s through the 1950s, decades when concepts such as the annual model change, brand architecture, industrial design, automotive design, and planned obsolescence transformed the industry, and when the industry changed lifestyles and the built environment in America...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth23 May 1875
CountryUnited States of America
Alfred P. Sloan quotes about
The final act of business judgment is intuitive.
Bedside manners are no substitute for the right diagnosis.
Never inject a man into the top, if it can be avoided. In a big organization, to have to do that, I think, is a reflection on management, Of course there are always exceptional cases.
Only in more production and in new production can the American standard of living be increased and the economy be sound.