Harold Geneen
Harold Geneen
Harold "Hal" Sydney Geneen, was an American businessman most famous for serving as president of the ITT Corporation...
decision too-late late
Better a good decision quickly than the best decision too late.
attitude people inspire
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 wholeheartedly supporting them.
standing-out diamond performances
Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away.
commitment emotional dedication
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 personality of anyone who truly is a manager.
self world purpose
In the business world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes, governed by self interest.
work hate trying
If you keep working you'll last longer. I'd hate to spend the rest of my life trying to outwit an 18-inch fish.
ideas momentum spontaneous
In a good meeting there is a momentum that comes from the spontaneous exchange of fresh ideas and produces extraordinary results. That momentum depends on the freedom permitted the participants.
numbers events figures
The professional's grasp of the numbers is a measure of the control he has over the events that the figures represent.
business people management
What you manage in business is people
president clean-desk vices
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 is doing all the work.
business management economics
It is much more difficult to measure non-performance than performance. Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non-performance can almost always be explained away
work achieve results
Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it.
work management manage
Management must manage!
decision management seeing
Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented.