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Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.
Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.
The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are... →
The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication.
In business, words are words; explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality.
Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women... →
It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.
We must not be hampered by yesterday's myths in concentrating on today's needs.
Facts from paper are not the same as facts from people. The reliability of the people giving you the facts is as important as the facts themselves.
If your desk isn't cluttered, you probably aren't doing your job.
Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it.
Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process.