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" The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness. "
Lee Iacocca
Good
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" Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people. "
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" Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little. "
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" 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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" So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late. "
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" To succeed today, you have to set priorities, decide what you stand for. "
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" I guess that's one achievement I'm really proud of. Saving Chrysler was more than jobs, more than shareholder value. Saving Chrysler was a good idea for the whole country. "
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" We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back. "
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" It was emotional when Chrysler sold out to the Germans. "
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" If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got. "
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" We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need? "
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" I always go back to Harry Truman: Should we drop an atomic bomb to save 100,000 lives? That's a hell of a decision to make. Did he make that decision by himself? No, he had advisers. "
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Go
Back
" I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership. "
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" Chrysler invented rebates, I'm sorry to say. I didn't have anything to do with that. A lot of flaky deals were made in order to give the customer enough cash for a down payment. "
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" Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss. "
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" Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it. "
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" In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits. "
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" I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way. "
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" If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he's in trouble. And Henry was 95 percent. "
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