I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.

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The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real...

My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real...

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most...

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most...

People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.

People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't...

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't...

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works,...

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works,...

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have...

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have...

People say to me, ''You were a roaring success. How did you do it?'' I...

People say to me, ''You were a roaring success. How did you do it?'' I...

You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't...

You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't...

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow...

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow...

The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager...

The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager...

So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there....

So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there....

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and...

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and...

People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.

People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.

Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.

Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say, 'God,...

Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say, 'God,...

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream...

Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream...

Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die...

Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die...