James Sinegal
James Sinegal
James D. Sinegal is the co-founder and former CEO of Costco, an international retail chain...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth1 January 1936
CountryUnited States of America
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We would rather have our employees running our business.
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It's even more important to hire good people and give them good jobs and good wages. They are the people who are going to run your business.
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If somehow a proclamation were made that C.E.O.'s could only make a maximum of $300,000 a year, you would not have any shortage of very qualified men and women seeking the jobs.
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When employees are happy, they are your very best ambassadors.
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It is improper for one person to take credit when it takes so many people to build a successful organization. When you try to be top dong, you don't create loyalty. It you can't give credit (and take blame), you will drown in you inability to inspire.
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Paying your employees well is not only the right thing to do but it makes for good business.
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It doesn't do Costco any good if nobody can afford to buy anything.
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Obscene salaries send the wrong message through a company.
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Paying good wages is not in opposition to good productivity.
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If you've got to work for the rest of your life, you'd better do something you'll enjoy.
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We want to turn our inventory faster than our people.
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If you hire good people, give them good jobs, and pay them good wages, generally something good is going to happen.
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We always strive to be the best in the wage package.
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One of the strengths of our nation has always been a strong middle class who could afford their own homes and send their children to school.