“And I'm convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you can work with the unions because the unions want to survive. If they are confronted simply with the question: "Do you want this company to survive or do you want it to be broken up?" they will listen. It's their livelihood.” IfsWantCompanyDoubtBrokenShadowUnionsConvincedLivelihoodBroken Up Author:Carl Icahn
“The CEO is, by far, the most important decision for a company... The company is going to rise and fall with the CEO.” ImportantFallDecisionCompanyCeoRise And FallImportant DecisionsLeadership By Great Leaders Author:Carl Icahn
“A great company in the media business needs visionary leaders, not a conglomerate structure headquartered in Columbus Circle that second guesses.” NeedsLeadershipCompanyLeaderVisionMediaGreatnessStructureCirclesVisionariesColumbusGreat CompanyVisionary Leaders Author:Carl Icahn
“With some exceptions, the wrong people are running U.S. companies. It's been that way for years, and it hasn't gotten much better.” PeopleWayYearsRunningCompanyCriticismManagementException Author:Carl Icahn
“We're not about liquidating companies, but if you do that, why is that terrible? We're not blowing up the factories. The person who buys it should be able to make the asset more productive.” IfsShouldPersonsAbleCompanyTerribleManagementProductiveAssetsFactoriesBlowing Up Author:Carl Icahn
