You take an educated gamble. If you don't occasionally make a mistake, you're not doing your job. James Sinegal More Quotes by James Sinegal More Quotes From James Sinegal If somehow a proclamation were made that C.E.O.'s could only make a maximum of $300,000 a year, you would not have any shortage of very qualified men and women seeking the jobs. James Sinegal jobsmenyears When you hire good people, and you provide good jobs and good wages and a career, good things are going to happen. James Sinegal careersjobspeople Paying good wages is not in opposition to good productivity. James Sinegal productivityoppositionwages Obscene salaries send the wrong message through a company. James Sinegal brilliancesalarymessages In the final analysis, you get what you pay for. James Sinegal finalsanalysispay Technology helps us become more efficient and productive but our business still has a lot of art as opposed to strictly science. James Sinegal technologyhelpingart I think that most of the people running companies today are motivated and pay is a small portion of the motivation. James Sinegal motivationrunningthinking I say at our management conferences that the amount Wal-Mart grows in just one year is the equivalent of Costco's size. James Sinegal sizemanagementyears It doesn't do Costco any good if nobody can afford to buy anything. James Sinegal costcoifs We want to turn our inventory faster than our people. James Sinegal thanturnwantpeople Everybody is watching you every minute anyways. If they think the message you're sending out is phony, they're going to say, 'Who does he think he is?' It's again good business. But it is also an obligation. James Sinegal goodthinkyoubusiness One of the strengths of our nation has always been a strong middle class who could afford their own homes and send their children to school. James Sinegal nationstrongchildrenschool We always strive to be the best in the wage package. James Sinegal packagebestalwaysstrive We are a company that promotes 100% within the company. James Sinegal withincompany We would rather have our employees running our business. James Sinegal employeesratherourbusiness
