“Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to make something simple.”

“Information technology is at the core of how you do your business and how your business model itself evolves.”

“The golden rule for every business man is this: ‘Put yourself in your customer’s place.”

“A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.”

“Who wishes to fight must first count the cost”.

“The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an …
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“In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.”

“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: It was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not …
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“Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they dont quit.”

The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.

“Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.”

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”

“Poor people have big TV. Rich people have big library.”

“Advertising is only evil when it advertises evil things”

“Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results, not attributes.”

The last 10% it takes to launch something takes as much energy as the first 90%.”

“A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.”

Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”

 “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me… Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.”

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”

 “Almost all quality improvements come via simplification of design, manufacturing … layout, processes, and procedures.”

If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.”

“In organizations, real power and energy is generated through relationships. The patterns of relationships and the capacities to form them are more important than tasks, functions, roles, and positions.” 

“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”

“Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Dont wish it were easier; wish you were better.”

“Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.”

The things we fear most in organizations–fluctuations, disturbances, imbalances–are the primary sources of creativity.

“I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through–then follow through.”

“Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.”

“Creativity without Strategy is called Art. Creativity with Strategy is called Advertising.”

“A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

“We are, each of us, a product of the stories we tell ourselves”

“Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.” 

 “If you’re trying to create a company, it’s like baking a cake. You have to have all the ingredients in the right proportion.”

“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.”

“Businesses that grow by development and improvement do not die”.

“Leadership is an ever-evolving position.”

It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.”

“Business has only two functions; Marketing and Innovation.”

“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on your trip, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.”

“Get a mentor in the applicable field if you’re at all unsure of what you’re looking for.”

“The secret to success is to know something nobody else knows.”

“When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates.”

“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”

“Your customers are the lifeblood of your business. Their needs and wants impact every aspect of your business, from product development to content marketing to sales to customer service.”

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

“In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.”

“Life is not about how fast you run or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.”

“Ideas are commodity. Execution of them is not.”

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”

“Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small, but meaningful accomplishments.”

“Life is about making an impact, not making an income.”

“Small business isnt for the faint of heart. Its for the brave, the patient, and the persistent. Its for the overcomer.”

“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.”

“The value of an idea lies in the using of it.”

“You can retire from a job, but don’t ever retire from making extremely meaningful contributions in life.”

“When you crave the end result, the hard work becomes irrelevant.”

“I find that the harder I work; the more luck I seem to have.”

“There’s nothing wrong with staying small. You can do big things with a small team.”

“Get big quietly, so you don’t tip off potential competitors.”

“When I’m old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say ‘wow, that was an adventure,’ not ‘wow, I sure felt safe.’”

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.”

“Every day that we spent not improving our products was a wasted day.”

“All progress takes place outside the comfort zone.”

“A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.”

“Step out of the history that is holding you back. Step into the new story you are willing to create.”

“It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.”

Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

“Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal, or …
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“If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.”

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.”

“When a team takes ownership of its problems, the problem gets solved. It is true on the battlefield, it is true in business, and it is true in life.”

“Fortune does favor the bold and you’ll never know what you’re capable of if you don’t try.” 

Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove unavailing if you or your employees treat your patrons abruptly.”

“Do what is easy and your life will be hard. Do what is hard and your life will become easy.”

“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.”

“When people talk, listen completely.”

“Be content to act, and leave the talking to others.”

“Stopping advertising to save money is like stopping your watch to save time.”

“In the end, a vision without the ability to execute it is probably a hallucination.”

“A satisfied customer is the best business strategy of all.”

“I start each day by telling myself what a positive influence I am on this world.”

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you’ll be criticized anyway.”

“Great things in business are never done by one person. Theyre done by a team of people.”

“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” 

“Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.”

“You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.”

“You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.”

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out …
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“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”

“The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, …
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Corporate executives and business owners need to realize that there can be no compromise when it comes to ethics, and there are no easy shortcuts to success. Ethics need to …
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“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” 

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.”

“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.”

“The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude; be kind, but not weak; be bold, but not bully; be thoughtful, but not lazy; be humble, but not …
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“Leadership is not about titles, positions, or flowcharts. It is about one life influencing another.”

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”