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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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...

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back.

We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back.

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...

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....

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

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.

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....

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.

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...

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...

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...

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our...

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our...

We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?

We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?

If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he's in trouble. And Henry was 95...

If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he's in trouble. And Henry was 95...

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

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,...

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd...

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd...

Press the any key ... hmmm where's the any key?

Press the any key ... hmmm where's the any key?

Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.

Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy.