Top 25 Quotes by Harold Geneen of 35 - Page 2

Management must manage!

Work, Management, Manage

"Managing" by Harold Geneen, Geneen and Moscow, Granada Publishing Ltd., 1985.

I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them. My philosophy is to stay as close as possible to what's happening. If I can't solve something, how the hell can I expect my managers to.

Harold Geneen

Philosophy, Believe, People

"Harold S. Geneen, 87, Dies; Nurtured ITT" by Kenneth N. Gilpin, www.nytimes.com. November 23, 1997.

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

Harold Geneen

Standing Out, Diamond, Performances

Business is many things, the least of which is the balance sheet. It is a fluid, ever changing, living thing, sometimes building to great peaks, sometimes falling to crumbled lumps.

Harold Geneen

Business, Fall, Balance

Management must have a purpose, a dedication and that dedication must have an emotional commitment. It must be built in as a vital part of the personality of anyone who truly is a manager.

Harold Geneen

Commitment, Emotional, Dedication

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.

Harold Geneen

Running, Reality, Men