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.
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
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.
ninety-nine negative surprise
Ninety-nine percent of all surprises in business are negative.
yesterday needs today
We must not be hampered by yesterday's myths in concentrating on today's needs.
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.
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.
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.