#d

Hemingway never grew out of adolescence. His scope and depth stayed shallow because he had no idea what women are for. ↗

— Rex Stout

#because #depth #grew #had #hemingway

Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#company #every #everyday #formal #men

I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#grab #i #just #oar #ordering

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises-but only performance is reality. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#explanations #immutable #law #only #performance

It's better to take over and build upon an existing business than to start a new one. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#build #business #existing #new #over

Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#away #diamonds #explained #like #out

The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#communication #concentration #discrimination #entrepreneurial #essential

We must not be hampered by yesterday's myths in concentrating on today's needs. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#hampered #must #myths #needs #today

Meditation is such a more substantial reality than what we normally take to be reality. ↗

— Richard Gere

#more #normally #reality #substantial #such

You can know a person by the kind of desk he keeps. If the president of a company has a clean desk then it must be the executive vice president who is doing all the work. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#company #desk #doing #executive #keeps