“It is improper for one person to take credit when it takes so many people to build a successful organization. When you try to be top dong, you don't create loyalty. It you can't give credit (and take blame), you will drown in you inability to inspire.” PeopleGivingTryingPersonsSuccessfulInspireOrganizationBlameCreditLoyaltyInabilitySuccessful Organizations Author:James Sinegal
“You destroy the initiative of the working people if they don't feel they have a fighting chance to be a part of the American Dream.” PeopleIfsFeelsDreamFightingChanceAmerican DreamInitiative Author:James Sinegal
“Our attitude has always been that if you hire good people and provide good wages and good jobs and more than that - if you provide careers - that good things will happen to your company. I think we can say that that has been proved by the quality of people that we have and how they have built our organization.” PeopleIfsThinkingHas BeensHappensJobsBusinessAttitudeQualityCompanyCareersBuiltOrganizationGood ThingsGood PeopleWagesGood Job Author:James Sinegal
“I think that most of the people running companies today are motivated and pay is a small portion of the motivation.” PeopleThinkingRunningTodayMotivationPayCompanyMotivatedPortions Author:James Sinegal
“If you're going to say to all the people that you're working with, 'We want you to treat the customers honestly; don't lie and don't cheat,' it is somewhat hypocritical if you're not following the same rules.” PeopleIfsWantLyingTreatsFollowingCustomersHonestlyCheatHypocriticalDon't Lie Author:James Sinegal
“It doesn't do much good to have a quality image, whether it's with the facility or whether it's with the merchandise, if you don't have real quality people taking care of your customers.” PeopleIfsRealCareQualityCustomersFacilityMerchandise Author:James Sinegal
“When you hire good people, and you provide good jobs and good wages and a career, good things are going to happen.” PeopleHappensJobsCareersGood ThingsGood PeopleWagesGood Job Author:James Sinegal
“Our attitude is that if you hire good people and pay them a fair wage, then good things will happen for the company.” PeopleIfsHappensBusinessPayAttitudeCompanyFairsGood ThingsGood People Author:James Sinegal