Quotes about business
business philosophy leader
Put First Things First! These four words cover an entire philosophy which can be applied with profit by every business leader, by every executive and by every employee. Thomas Watson, Jr.
business vision
The future of this business is far beyond the vision of any of us.
business giving helping
When someone gives the hospital a gift of $5 and you know he can afford less than that, thank him profusely. When someone gives the hospital a gift of $5,000 and you know he could afford five times that, say "that will help."
business yesterday saws
Yesterday I saw a chicken crossing the road. I asked it why. It told me it was none of my business. Steven Wright
business data management
Data is great, but strategy is better Steven Sinofsky
business stress sweat
Don't sweat the small stuff...and it's all small stuff. Richard Carlson
business office design
You cannot design better products by staying in the office. Tom Kelley
business thinking way
I like thinking of myself as invisible. I find it a very advantageous way to live. Unfortunately, its not the way the music business works. If you don't create some kind of public image, it gets created for you. Tom Verlaine
business decision want
Get me inside any boardroom and I'll get any decision I want. Tom Stoppard
business news scratches
You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ask. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to scratch to get the bad news. Thomas J. Watson
business mistake fire
Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience?
business home perfect
Building a business is like building a home. If the foundation rests on an unstable setting or is constructed with subpar materials, it doesn't matter if the rest of the home is perfect. It will never be a joy to its owner Thomas J. Stanley
business winning two
Between two products equal in price, function and quality, the one with the most attractive exterior will win. Raymond Loewy
business thinking should
You should think of your customers as partners, or better still, family. Victor Kiam
business customers ultimate
The closer you get to your ultimate customer, the more you learn about your business.
business hype littles
You can hype a questionable product for a little while, but you'll never build an enduring business.
business inspiration genius
Inspiration and genius -one and the same. Victor Hugo
business vision doe
It's not what the vision is, it's what the vision does. Robert Fritz
business way motivational-business
The only way around is through. Robert Frost
business drinking alcohol
The worst disease which can afflict executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism.
business conversation audience
The best presenters have conversations with their audiences. Robert Bly
business inspirational-life goal
A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all. Rita Mae Brown
business thinking america
And I think it's a prudent, responsible way, given the scale of the emergency, the scale of the damage still facing America, that we finance these additional support for the unemployed as well as the support for small business. We think there's a good case for doing it now. We want to do it in an overall fiscally responsible way. Timothy Geithner
business guy get-better
If the other guy is getting better, then you'd better be getting better faster than the other guy is getting better... or you're getting worse. Tom Peters
business often-is careers
Like it or not - and often we don't - power is a pervasive phenomenon. From midnight decisions in the Oval Office that risk the lives of young Americans to quarrels over the kitchen table, power is part of every human equation. Yes, it can be - and often is - abused, in business as in all arenas of endeavor. But it can also be used to do great good for great numbers. And as a career-building tool, the slow and steady (and subtle) amassing of power is the surest road to success.
business appreciate treats
Treat the customer as an appreciating asset.
business winning white
WORK ON YOUR STORY! He/she who has the best story wins! In life! In business! The White House!
business training train
Train everyone lavishly. You can't overspend on training.
business reading entrepreneur
My half-baked reading of history is that we continue to go through these waves of entrepreneurial explosion followed by merger mania and consolidation. Out of that come big sluggish companies that eventually collapse under the weight of what they've created, and are killed off by the next wave of entrepreneurs.
business support-systems champion
Champions are pioneers, and pioneers get shot at. The companies that get the most from champions, therefore, are those that have rich support network so their pioneers will flourish. This point is so important it's hard to overstress. No support systems, no champions. No champions, no innovations.
business mistake training
Don't 'tolerate' mistakes. Embrace them!
business stupid believe
Anybody who is an entrepreneur is a person who essentially has impaired judgment. The odds of success are zilch. This valley is loaded to the gills with a whole lot of totally insane people who honest to God believe that they can be the next Bill Gates or the next Scott McNealy. And that is genuinely stupid.
business lunch dull
You are who you go to lunch with! Break bread with cool and you will become more cool. Conversely: break bread with dull and well, you can figure it out.