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.
When times are bad is when the real entrepreneurs emerge.
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
If you owe the bank $100 that's your problem. If you owe the bank $100 million, that's the bank's problem.
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing... layout, processes, and procedures.
We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.
If you don't drive your business, you will be driven out of business.
Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.
High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.
Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.