Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan
Alfred Pritchard Sloan, Jr.was an American business executive in the automotive industry. He was a long-time President, chairman and CEO of General Motors Corporation. Sloan, first as a senior executive and later as the head of the organization, helped GM grow from the 1920s through the 1950s, decades when concepts such as the annual model change, brand architecture, industrial design, automotive design, and planned obsolescence transformed the industry, and when the industry changed lifestyles and the built environment in America...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth23 May 1875
CountryUnited States of America
Never inject a man into the top, if it can be avoided. In a big organization, to have to do that, I think, is a reflection on management, Of course there are always exceptional cases.
The business of business is business.
The worst is over without a doubt.
[Could] motor cars could be produced [in a country like Germany] and sold in competition in the American market . . . .In my opinion it is impossible to reach the conclusion that competition from without can ever be any factor whatsoever?
Work hard. There is no short cut.
If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.
I see no reason why 1931 should not be an extremely good year.
There is no resting place for an enterprise in a competitive economy.
Only in more production and in new production can the American standard of living be increased and the economy be sound.
In any organization men would move up form the bottom to the top. That develops loyalty, ambition and talent, because there is a chance for promotion.
If you do it right 51 percent of the time you will end up a hero.
Never make a personnel judgment the first time it comes up.
I have never issued an order since I have been the operating head of the corporation.
Give a man a clear-cut job and let him do it.