“Nothing in finance is more fatuous and harmful, in our opinion, than the firmly established attitude of common stock investors regarding questions of corporate management. That attitude is summed up in the phrase: "If you don't like the management, sell your stock." ... The public owners seem to have abdicated all claim to control over the paid superintendents of their property.” IfsSeemsCommonAttitudeOpinionClaimsPaidManagementSellsPropertyFinanceCorporatePhrasesOwnersInvestorsSuperintendents Author:Benjamin Graham
“I believe every person has the ability to achieve something important, and with that in mind I regard everyone as special. A manager should feel this way about people, but it's an attitude that can't be faked. You've got to be honestly convinced that every human being is important.” PeopleWayFeelsShouldMindBelieveHumansPersonsImportantI BelieveHuman BeingsAbilityAttitudeAchieveSpecialRegardManagementConvincedHonestlyManagers Book:The Mary Kay Way: Timeless Principles from America's Greatest Woman Entrepreneur Source: The Mary Kay Way: Timeless Principles from America's Greatest Woman Entrepreneur
“The way in which we manage the business of getting and spending is closely tied to our personal philosophy of living. We begin to develop this philosophy long before we have our first dollar to spend; and unless we are thinking people, our attitude toward money management may continue through the years to be tinged with the ignorance and innocence of childhood.” PeopleThinkingWayYearsFirstsMayLongPhilosophyMoneyAttitudeChildhoodIgnoranceManagementDollarsSpendingManageInnocenceTiedThrough The YearsMoney ManagementPersonal Philosophy Author:Catherine Crook de Camp
“On human rights, civil rights and environmental quality, I consider myself to be very liberal. On the management of government, on openness of government, on strengthening individual liberties and local levels of government, I consider myself a conservative. And I don't see that the two attitudes are incompatible.” HumansTwoGovernmentIndividualLevelsAttitudeQualityLibertyRightsManagementEnvironmentalHuman RightsConservativeLocalsCivil RightsOpennessStrengtheningIndividual LibertyEnvironmental Quality Book:Conversations with Carter Source: Conversations with Carter
“It's a whole different attitude toward public service than it once was. I tell you, we can all sit around in our old age and moan about it, but I think the administrative processes and the management effectiveness of the federal government are terrible!” ThinkingDifferentWholeGovernmentAgeProcessAttitudeTerribleManagementOld AgeFederal GovernmentEffectivenessPublic ServiceAdministrativeDifferent Attitude Author:Paul Volcker
“I try to build on our management philosophy. I try to understand what the threats and opportunities are for us. Uh, I try to make sure that we're driving innovation and creative destruction hard enough so we're not blindsided, and that our attitude is to, in starting any initiative, any business, is to focus on how we can create value for others, rather than how we maximize profit, because you can make money focusing on, "How do I maximize profit?"” TryingHardEnoughPhilosophyValuesOpportunityAttitudeCreativeFocusDestructionInnovationManagementThreatStartingProfitDrivingMaking MoneyInitiativeCreative Destruction Author:Charles Koch