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Ingvar Kamprad

Ingvar Kamprad Books

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Swedish entrepreneur and the founder of IKEA. Born on March 30, 1926, in Palling, Sweden, Ingvar Kamprad demonstrated a keen interest in business from a young age. Through the creation of IKEA, he revolutionized the retail of home furnishings, having a profound impact on the modern home industry.

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“Only while sleeping one makes no mistakes. Making mistakes is the privilege of the active — of those who can correct their mistakes and put them right.”

Inspiration Motivation Sleep Mistake Active Ikea

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“Making mistakes is the privilege of the active - of those who can correct their mistakes and put them right.”

Mistake Privilege Active Making Mistakes

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“Most things remain undone. Glorious future!”

Glorious Undone

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“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.”

Ifs Giving Leadership Business Example Words Of Wisdom Employee Good Examples Good Leadership Ikea Flashy Cars

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

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

People Car Luxury Hotel Stay Strong Stay Positive Flashy Ikea Flashy Cars Luxury Hotels

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“The most dangerous poison is the feeling of achievement. The antidote is to every evening think what can be done better tomorrow.”

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

Thinking Dying Positive Thinking Things To Do Not Afraid Flashy Cars

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“You can do so much in ten minutes' time. Ten minutes, once gone, are gone for good. Divide your life into 10-minute units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activity.”

Life Inspirational Motivational Action Can Do Gone Sacrifice Minutes Activity Ten Divides Time Management Meaningless Units

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“It was our duty to expand. Those who cannot or will not join us are to be pitied. What we want to do, we can do and will do, together. A glorious future!”

Want Together Can Do Duty Ambition Glorious Partnership Business Growth

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

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

Funny Proud Reputation Sarcastic Stingy

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“Only those who are asleep make no mistakes.”

Inspirational Spiritual Sleep Mistake Entrepreneur Making Mistakes I Make Mistakes Good Sleep Good Night Sleep Financial Investment People Make Mistakes

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

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

Home Position Ought Independent Management Various Independent Women Being Independent Woman Flashy Cars

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“Simplicity and common sense should characterize planning and strategic direction.”

Should Common Simplicity Planning Common Sense Strategic Ikea

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“A better everyday life means getting away from status and conventions -- being freer and more at ease as human beings.”

Humans Mean Human Beings Everyday Ease Get Away Conventions Everyday Life Being Free Life Means

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“Everything we earn we need as a reserve.”

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“We have to still develop the IKEA group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.”

Needs Stills Groups China Billions Russia Swiss Ikea Flashy Cars

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“Waste of resources is a mortal sin at IKEA.”

Sin Waste Resources Mortals Mortal Sin Ikea

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“Ten minutes are not just one-sixth of your hourly pay; ten minutes is a piece of yourself. Divide yourself into ten units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activities. Most things still remain to be done.”

Stills Done Pay Pieces Sacrifice Minutes Activity Ten Just One Divides Meaningless Units

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“Time is your most important resource. You can do so much in ten minutes. Ten minutes; once gone is gone for good.”

Important Can Do Gone Minutes Ten Resources

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“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.”

World Way Said Perfect Company Becoming Right Way Ikea Best Company

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“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”

May Done Easy Design Cost Designer Desks Furniture Ikea

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

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

Long Running Customers Long Runs Ikea

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“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.”

Giving Reality Spirit Strong Behavior Relation Simplicity Customers Humbleness Suppliers Ikea Living Reality

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“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.”

Rooms Office Desks Collaborators

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“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.”

Needs Made Simple Greater Cutting Car Cost Impact Symbols Luxury Titles Fancy Hotel Routine Uniforms Tailors Posh Ikea Status Symbol Fancy Cars Luxury Hotels

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“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.”

People Mistake Prove Negative Privilege Active Making Mistakes Mediocre Ikea

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

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

Way Goal Reaching Reaching Your Goals

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

“I'm a bit tight with money, but so what? I look at the money I'm about to spend on myself and ask myself if IKEA's customers can afford it... I could regularly travel first class, but having money in abundance doesn't seem like a good reason to waste it.. 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.”

Ifs Giving Firsts Looks Reason Seems Asks Bits Class Example Waste Customers Abundance Employee Good Examples First Class Good Leader Good Leadership Ikea

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

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

Has Beens Impossible Dictionary

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“How can I ask people who work for me to travel cheaply if I am traveling in luxury?”

People Ifs Asks Example Luxury

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

People Ifs Mind

Author:Ingvar Kamprad

About the Author

Born: March 30, 1926
Known for: Entrepreneur
Quotes: 31

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