Managers in all too many ...

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

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We are in a survival mentality, and that's hard-wired into our humanity, because we are the winners of an evolutionary struggle of millions and millions and millions of years.
 John Shelby Spong
I've always had the mentality of: work hard, get to bed early, focus - and let your work speak for itself.
 Olivia Palermo
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In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.
 Harold Geneen
In a good meeting there is a momentum that comes from the spontaneous exchange of fresh ideas and produces extraordinary results. That momentum depends on the freedom permitted the participants.
 Harold Geneen
The highest art of professional management requires the literal ability to 'smell' a 'real fact' from all others.
 Harold Geneen
The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself. Check yourself against this list of obstacles to a pleasing personality: interrupting others; sarcasm; vanity; being a poor listener; insincere flattery; finding fault; challenging others without good cause; giving unsolicited advice; complaining; attitude of superiority; envy of others' success; poor posture and dress.
 Harold Geneen
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.
 Harold Geneen