Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it.

Quote by Harold S Geneen

Topics: Harold S Geneen Quotes

You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way....

You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way....

The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly...

The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly...

I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of...

I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of...

Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody...

Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody...

Do you want my one-word secret of happiness? It's growth - mental, financial, you name...

Do you want my one-word secret of happiness? It's growth - mental, financial, you name...

Facts from paper are not the same as facts from people. The reliability of the...

Facts from paper are not the same as facts from people. The reliability of the...

In business, words are words; explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is...

In business, words are words; explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is...

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything...

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything...

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises...

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises...

If your desk isn't cluttered, you probably aren't doing your job.

If your desk isn't cluttered, you probably aren't doing your job.

You can't run a business or anything else on a theory.

You can't run a business or anything else on a theory.

Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non performance can always be explained away.

Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non performance can always be explained away.

It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.

It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.

Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the...

Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the...

Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.

Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.

Management must manage!

Management must manage!

Performance is your reality. Forget everything else.

Performance is your reality. Forget everything else.

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the...

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the...

Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion,...

Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion,...

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly...

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly...