Lee Iacocca

Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say, 'God, he said exactly what I was thinking.' And when they begin to respect you, they'll follow you to the death. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#death #exactly #follow #god #i

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#concentrate #everything #time #use #well

The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#beavers #eager #expected #fill #guys

The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the new just as soon as it is better. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#businessman #good #grabs #holds #just

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#adversity #always #anger #busy #energy

There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#big #boy #dog #even #go

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#business #know #know yourself #knowledge #men

Trouble shared is trouble halved. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#shared #trouble

What is wrong with changing your mind because the facts changed? But you have to be able to say why you changed your mind and how the facts changed. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#because #changed #changing #facts #how

The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

#die #make #prosperity #sure #trick