Lawrence Bossidy
Lawrence Bossidy
Lawrence A.Bossidyis a businessman and author. He is a retired CEO of AlliedSignal, and has also spent more than 30 years rising into executive power at General Electric...
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acquire acquiring advance amp plan remaining shares soon
Acquiring these shares will advance our plan to acquire the remaining shares of AMP as soon as practical.
relationship people the-end-of-the-day
I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.
simplicity doe programming
Complexity has nothing to do with intelligence, simplicity does.
leadership people needs
People tend to look at their businesses from the inside out - that is, they get so focused on making and selling their products that they lose awareness of the needs and buying behaviors of their customers.
mistake self giving
Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes. It enables you to keep growing.
plain-language people may
If you can't describe your strategy in twenty minutes, simply and in plain language, you haven't got a plan. 'But,' people may say, 'I've got a complex strategy. It can't be reduced to a page.' That's nonsense. That's not a complex strategy. It's a complex thought about the strategy.
accountability systematic execution
Execution is a systematic process of rigorously discussing hows and whats, tenaciously following through, and ensuring accountability.
tenacity i-can keep-going
I'm just going to keep going and goind and going until I can't go anymore.