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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Trouble shared is trouble halved.

Trouble shared is trouble halved.

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be...

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be...

I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

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,...

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

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.

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....

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...

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?

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...

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.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

I don't think anybody in our business is creative. What we do is copy something...

I don't think anybody in our business is creative. What we do is copy something...

It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries...

It is indeed an odd business that it has taken this Court nearly two centuries...