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Sometimes it is the men 'higher up' who most need revamping�and they themselves are the last to recognize it.
My Life and Work (rewritten with Samuel Crowther; 1922)
Our policy is to reduce the price, extend the operations and improve the article.
My Life and Work (cowritten with Samuel Crowther; 1922)
I will build a motor car for the great multitude...constructed of the best materials... so low in price that no man making a good salary will be unable to own one.
Quoted in 'The Businessmen of the Century,' Fortune (November 22, 1999)
The task of the conscience activities is not to help the organization improve on its present activities. Its task is to hold the organization to its own standards, to remind the organization what it should be, but isn't, doing.
Management (1974)
Organizations that are change leaders are designed for change. But people need continuity...they do not function well if the environment is not predictable, not understandable, not known.
Management Challenges for the 21st Century (1999)
There are a lot of companies around that need to be restructured and split up, that never had a justification for being.
Interview, Time (1990)
Enterprises are paid to create wealth, not control costs.
Harvard Business Review (January/February 1995)
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