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
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.
A major reason capable people fail to advance is that they don't work well with their colleagues.
To solve big problems you have to be willing to do unpopular things.
To succeed today, you have to set priorities, decide what you stand for.
Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.
Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.
Business, after all, is nothing more than a bunch of human relationships.
If you set a good example you need not worry about setting rules.
Listening can make the difference between a mediocre organization and a great one.
I was at Ford for 32 years. I went to Chrysler in 1978, four or five months after I got canned by Henry Ford.
There's no great mystery to satisfying your customers. Build them a quality product and treat them with respect. It's that simple.
In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.