Harold Geneen
Harold Geneen
Harold "Hal" Sydney Geneen, was an American businessman most famous for serving as president of the ITT Corporation...
commitment emotional dedication
Management must have a purpose, a dedication and that dedication must have an emotional commitment. It must be built in as a vital part of the personality of anyone who truly is a manager.
numbers events figures
The professional's grasp of the numbers is a measure of the control he has over the events that the figures represent.
work hate trying
If you keep working you'll last longer. I'd hate to spend the rest of my life trying to outwit an 18-inch fish.
standing-out diamond performances
Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away.
running reality men
When I come upon a man who has a gleaming, empty, clear desktop, I am dealing with a fellow who is so far removed from the realities of his business that someone else is running it for him.
attitude people inspire
The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.
believe people oar
I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.
yesterday needs today
We must not be hampered by yesterday's myths in concentrating on today's needs.
running inspiration theory
You can't run a business or anything else on a theory.
running book opposites
You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it.
ninety-nine negative surprise
Ninety-nine percent of all surprises in business are negative.
business fall balance
Business is many things, the least of which is the balance sheet. It is a fluid, ever changing, living thing, sometimes building to great peaks, sometimes falling to crumbled lumps.
business men organization
Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.
wisdom difficult performances
It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.