Lee Iacocca
Lee Iacocca
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacoccais an American automobile executive best known for spearheading the development of Ford Mustang and Pinto cars, while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and then later for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s. He served as President and CEO of Chrysler from 1978 and additionally as chairman from 1979, until his retirement at the end of 1992...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth15 October 1924
CityAllentown, PA
CountryUnited States of America
As you go through life, there are thousands of little forks in the road, and there are a few really big forks-those moments of reckoning, moments of truth.
To solve big problems you have to be willing to do unpopular things.
We load up on oat bran in the morning so we'll live forever. Then we spend the rest of the day living like there's no tomorrow.
I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.
A major reason capable people fail to advance is that they don't work well with their colleagues.
If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got.
Leadership means setting an example. When you find yourself in a position of leadership, people follow your every move.
To succeed today, you have to set priorities, decide what you stand for.
There's no great mystery to satisfying your customers. Build them a quality product and treat them with respect. It's that simple.
Don’t just stand there; make something happen.
Bad times are indelible. They stay with you forever.
If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.
What is it that you like doing? If you don't like it, get out of it, because you'll be lousy at it. You don't have to stay with a job for the rest of your life, because if you don't like it you'll never be successful in it.
When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer.