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
A guy named Charlie Beacham was my first mentor at Ford. He taught me the importance of the dealers, and he rubbed my nose in the retail business.
The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach.
Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say,"God, he said exactly what I was thinking." And when they begin to respect you, they'll follow you to the death.
The primary skill of a manager consists of knowing how to make assignments and picking the right people to carry out those assignments
In business, I loved cars. I couldn't wait to get to work in the morning. Only in America can you decide to get a good education and pursue what you like.
I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the facts that I usually never regret it. It's the guys who wait to have everything perfect that drive you crazy.
It was emotional when Chrysler sold out to the Germans.
In business, you're trying to make a buck. God was good to me and blessed me. I made some money and started this foundation years ago, and it has grown in size. With the foundation it's a lot different, because the bottom line isn't how you can make more money or get a better return, it's helping the projects that you feel strongly about move forward.
You, my friend, alone are equal to a hundred of such friends. Happy Birthday to you.
Styling cars sells cars and safety does not.
A country's competitiveness starts not on the factory floor or in the engineering lab. It starts in the classroom.
Life can be difficult for kids born with a gold spoon in their mouth, because they never really get to find out if they're able to work hard and make it on their own.
If you make believe that ten guys in pin-striped suits are back in a kindergarten class playing with building blocks, you'll get a rough picture of what life in a corporation is like.
My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life.