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
So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.
Don’t just stand there; make something happen.
In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have.
The right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late.
The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.
Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss.
The great issues facing us today are not Republican issues or Democratic issues. The political parties can debate the means, but both parties must embrace the end objective, which is to make America great again.
Are we going to be a services power? The double-cheeseburger-hold-the-mayo kings of the world?
No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?
Formal learning can teach you a great deal, but many of the essential skills in life are the ones you have to develop on your own.
Over the years, many executives have said to me with pride: 'Boy, I worked so hard last year that I didn't take any vacation.' I always feel like responding, "You dummy. You mean to tell me you can take responsibility for an eighty-million-dollar project and you can't plan two weeks out of the year to have some fun?
Leadership means setting an example. When you find yourself in a position of leadership, people follow your every move.
It's a good thing god doesn't let you look a year or two into the future, or you might be sorely tempted to shoot yourself.