Ninety-nine percent of all surprises in business are negative. - Harold Geneen - Quotesmemo.com

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Harold Geneen

Ninety-nine percent of all surprises in business are negative.

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Business is many things, the least of which is the balance sheet. It is a fluid, ever changing, living thing, sometimes building to great peaks, sometimes falling to crumbled lumps.

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Better a good decision quickly than the best decision too late.

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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.

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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.

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What you manage in business is people

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