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
We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?
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.
When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer.
I only wish I could find an institute that teaches people how to listen. Business people need to listen at least as much as they need to talk. Too many people fail to realize that real communication goes in both directions.
The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.
The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.
Even a correct decision is wrong when it was taken too late.
Your legacy should be that you made it better than it was when you got it.
Leadership means setting an example. When you find yourself in a position of leadership, people follow your every move.
I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.
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 always go back to Harry Truman: Should we drop an atomic bomb to save 100,000 lives? That's a hell of a decision to make. Did he make that decision by himself? No, he had advisers.
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.
Management is nothing more than motivating other people.