Harold Geneen quotes - page 2

The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication. (Harold Geneen)
The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism. View quote
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I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them. View quote
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The highest art of professional management requires the literal ability to 'smell' a 'real fact' from all others. View quote
Harold Geneen
When I come upon a man who has a gleaming, empty, clear desktop, I am dealing with a fellow who is so far removed from the realities of his business that someone else is running it for him. View quote
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The professional's grasp of the numbers is a measure of the control he has over the events that the figures represent. View quote
Harold Geneen

Harold Geneen

Occupation: British Businessman
Born: January 22, 1910
Died: November 21, 1997
Quotes count: 31

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