Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned. Harold Geneen More Quotes by Harold Geneen More Quotes From Harold Geneen What you manage in business is people Harold Geneen business management people You can't run a business or anything else on a theory. Harold Geneen inspiration business running The highest art of professional management requires the literal ability to 'smell' a 'real fact' from all others. Harold Geneen smell real art Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away. Harold Geneen standing-out performances diamond Better a good decision quickly than the best decision too late. Harold Geneen late decision too-late Ninety-nine percent of all surprises in business are negative. Harold Geneen ninety-nine surprise negative It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance. Harold Geneen difficult performances wisdom 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 men reality 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 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 dedication emotional commitment Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it. Harold Geneen achieve work native-american If you keep working you'll last longer. I'd hate to spend the rest of my life trying to outwit an 18-inch fish. Harold Geneen hate work trying In the business world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes, governed by self interest. Harold Geneen purpose self world Management must manage! Harold Geneen manage management work In business, words are words; explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality. Harold Geneen Performance is your reality. Forget everything else. Harold Geneen The worst disease which can afflict executives in their work is not, as popularly supposed, alcoholism; it's egotism. Harold Geneen
