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
If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.
If we screw it up, start over. Try something else.
If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.
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.
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Decisiveness is the one word that makes a good manager.
I'm here today because our country needs a change in leadership, ... We need a leader who is really dedicated to creating millions of high-paying jobs all across the country.
The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything.
Jason wanted me to be the spokesman for Nissan when he was with them,
You know, I'm not too sure what you just said. Now everybody gets a great deal.
When future historians look back on our way of curing inflation they'll probably compare it to bloodletting in the Middle Ages.
Chrysler invented rebates, I'm sorry to say. I didn't have anything to do with that. A lot of flaky deals were made in order to give the customer enough cash for a down payment.
I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.