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Ingvar Kamprad Biography

Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (Swedish: [ˈɪŋːvar ˈkamːprad] ( listen); 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedish business magnate. He was the founder of IKEA, a multinational retail company specialising in furniture. He lived in Switzerland from 1976 to 2014.

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Waste of resources is a mortal sin at IKEA.

Ikea, Waste, Sin, Resources

Happiness is not reaching your goal. Happiness is being on the way.

Goal, Way, Reaching, Happiness

To design a desk which may cost $1,000 is easy for a furniture designer but to design a functional and good desk which shall cost only $50 can only be done by the very best

Ikea, Design, Cost, Good, Furniture

If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

Business, Example, Good, Ikea, Leadership

Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.

Stay Strong, Luxury Hotels, Ikea, People, Hotels

I'm not afraid of turning 80 and I have lots of things to do. I don't have time for dying.

Afraid, Dying, Lots, Not Afraid, Positive Thinking, Turning

People say I am cheap, and I don't mind if they do.

Ifs, Mind, People, Say

Everything we earn we need as a reserve.

Needs, Reserves, Reserve, Everything, Earn

Simplicity and common sense should characterize planning and strategic direction.

Ikea, Common Sense, Simplicity, Direction, Strategic

Only those who are asleep make no mistakes.

Inspirational, Spiritual, Mistake, Asleep, Mistakes, Make

I could have an office all to myself but since my collaborators don’t have one, then I too am contented to have a desk in a shared room.

Contented, Desks, Office, Room, Rooms

Making mistakes is the privilege of the active. It is always the mediocre people who are negative, who spend their time proving that they were not wrong.

Mistake, Ikea, People, Negative, Making

IKEA is not completely perfect. It irritates me to hear it said that IKEA is the best company in the world. We are going the right way to becoming it but we are not there yet.

Ikea, Perfect, World, Way, Irritates

The word impossible has been and must remain deleted from our dictionary.

Impossible, Dictionary, Has Beens, Deleted

The IKEA spirit is strong and living reality. Simplicity in our behavior gives us strength. Simplicity and humbleness characterize us in our relations with each others, our suppliers and our customers.

Gives, Ikea, Living, Reality, Strength, Strong

We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home

Home, Independent, Management, Women, Ought

What is good for our customers is also in the long run good for us.

Running, Ikea, Long, Good, Run

I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation.

Funny, Proud, Reputation, Sarcastic, Stingy

Most things remain undone. Glorious future!

Future, Glorious, Remain, Undone

Simple routine have a greater impact. It is not just to cut costs that we avoid luxury hotels. We do not need fancy cars, posh titles, tailor made uniforms or other status symbols.

Cutting, Simple, Luxury, Fancy, Cars, Costs

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