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
James Sinegal quotes about
maximum men qualified seeking shortage somehow women
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.
american-businessman good hire jobs people run
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.
real people quality
It doesn't do much good to have a quality image, whether it's with the facility or whether it's with the merchandise, if you don't have real quality people taking care of your customers.
ambassadors employee
When employees are happy, they are your very best ambassadors.
loyalty successful organization
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.
dream fighting people
You destroy the initiative of the working people if they don't feel they have a fighting chance to be a part of the American Dream.
good-business employee things-to-do
Paying your employees well is not only the right thing to do but it makes for good business.
costco ifs
It doesn't do Costco any good if nobody can afford to buy anything.
worry long next
You just can't get too focused on worrying about what's going to happen in the next quarter. You have to worry about where the business is headed long-term.
eye goal care
If we take care of the business and keep our eye on the goal line, the stock price will take care of itself.
worry long term
You have to worry about where the business is headed long-term.
years size management
I say at our management conferences that the amount Wal-Mart grows in just one year is the equivalent of Costco's size.
jobs careers people
When you hire good people, and you provide good jobs and good wages and a career, good things are going to happen.
business want littles
It's like heroin: You do a little and you want a little bit more. Raising prices is the easy way.