Harold Geneen
Harold Geneen
Harold "Hal" Sydney Geneen, was an American businessman most famous for serving as president of the ITT Corporation...
explained performance stands ton
Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non performance can always be explained away.
growth happiness name secret
Do you want my one-word secret of happiness -- It's growth -- mental, financial, you name it.
leadership born-leaders taught
Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.
leadership business reality
I think it is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality
graduation business two
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.
business uncertainty-and-doubt uncertainty-of-life
Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.
business
It's better to take over and build upon an existing business than to start a new one.
leadership doors people
A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason.
business men organization
Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.
business fall balance
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, sometimes falling to crumbled lumps.
ninety-nine negative surprise
Ninety-nine percent of all surprises in business are negative.
running book opposites
You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it.
running inspiration theory
You can't run a business or anything else on a theory.
yesterday needs today
We must not be hampered by yesterday's myths in concentrating on today's needs.