Harold S. Geneen

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 wholeheartedly supporting them. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#best #best way #convince #everyday #everything

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 in the organization. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#company #every #everyday #formal #men

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. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#giving #important #paper #people #reliability

He suffered from paralysis by analysis. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#paralysis #suffered

I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#grab #i #just #oar #ordering

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises-but only performance is reality. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#explanations #immutable #law #only #performance

It's better to take over and build upon an existing business than to start a new one. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#build #business #existing #new #over

Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#implemented #making #making decisions #management #manages

Performance is your reality. Forget everything else. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#everything #forget #performance #reality #your

Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#away #diamonds #explained #like #out