Why is our free-enterprise system so strong?- Not because it stands still, frozen in the past, but because it has always adapted to changing realities

Quote by Lee Iacocca

Topics: Business Quotes, Change Quotes

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,...

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 most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long...

The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long...

Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than...

Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than...

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it,...

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it,...

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...

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

Trouble shared is trouble halved.

Trouble shared is trouble halved.

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...

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....

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

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 have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up...

I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up...

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

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.