If you are doing things the same way as two years ago, you are almost certainly doing them wrong. John Harvey-Jones More Quotes by John Harvey-Jones More Quotes From John Harvey-Jones Planning is an unnatural process; it is much more fun to do something. The nicest thing about not planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise, rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression. John Harvey-Jones businessdepressionfun How do you know you have won? When the energy is coming the other way and when your people are visibly growing individually and as a group. John Harvey-Jones businessleadershipwinning In order to solve problems, information has to be shared; and not only information, but doubts, fears and questions. John Harvey-Jones communicationleadershiporder It is the responsibility of leadership and management to give opportunities and put demands on people which enable them to grow as human beings in their work environment. John Harvey-Jones responsibilityleadershipopportunity People who don't make mistakes are no bloody good to you at all. John Harvey-Jones failuremistakepeople Problems can only be solved by the people who have them. You have to try and coax them and love them into seeing ways in which they can help themselves. John Harvey-Jones and-lovetryingpeople Everyone thinks I'm a smart arse who can solve any bloody problem. I'm not. I'm just a very old businessman and a very experienced businessman who made every mistake in the book and can recognise one when I see one. John Harvey-Jones smartmistakebook The only companies that innovate are those who believe that innovation is vital for their future. John Harvey-Jones innovationbusinessbelieve Go for civil engineering, because civil engineering is the branch of engineering which teaches you the most about managing people. Managing people is a skill which is very, very useful and applies almost regardless of what you do. John Harvey-Jones engineeringskillspeople The trouble is that all-encompassing though information technology may be, it will always convey facts and numbers ... what it does not convey is perception, belief and motivation. John Harvey-Jones technologymotivationnumbers It horrifies me that ethics is only an optional extra at Harvard Business School. John Harvey-Jones ethicsleadershipschool People are unlikely to know that they need a product which does not exist and the basis of market research in new and innovative products is limited in this regard. John Harvey-Jones businessdoepeople The task of industry is continuously, year on year, to make more and better things, using less of the world's resources. John Harvey-Jones tasksworldyears Good business should contain something for both parties. John Harvey-Jones good-businesspartyshould There is practically no area of business where the difference between rhetoric and actuality is greater than in the handling of people. John Harvey-Jones rhetoricdifferencespeople It is surprising, in the welter of questions that one gets at (AGMs), how few actually relate to the performance of the company, or the decisions taken by the board in particular areas. John Harvey-Jones takendecisionbusiness
