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Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service, by the idea that "he profits most read more
Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service, by the idea that "he profits most who serves best," and I will show you a man or an outfit that is dead or dying. -B. F. Harris.
The executive exists to make sensible exceptions to general rules.
The executive exists to make sensible exceptions to general rules.
Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.
Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.
The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the read more
The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.
There is no way of keeping profits up but by keeping wages down.
There is no way of keeping profits up but by keeping wages down.
I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, "You're gonna read more
I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, "You're gonna have to move, you're blocking a fire exit." As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammible and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.
Business more than any other occupation is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive read more
Business more than any other occupation is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight.
Come home to men's business and bosoms.
Come home to men's business and bosoms.
A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is read more
A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C', the idea must be feasible.
