“Now the sole remedy for the abuse of political power is to limit it; but when politics corrupt business, modern reformers invariably demand the enlargement of the political power.” PoliticalPoliticsBusinessModernDemandLimitsAbuseSoleRemedyPolitical PowerReformersEnlargement Book:The God of the Machine Source: The God of the Machine
“We grow by letting the customer tell us. So when the customer tells us that they're frustrated, that they just got their catalogue and we're already out of a product they wanted, then it tells me that we're not making enough. We let the customer tell us instead of creating an artificial demand for our products. Any time you're making products that people don't need, you're at the mercy of the economy, you're at the mercy of whatever is going on. So we tried to avoid that situation.” PeopleNeedsEnoughWantedGrowsBusinessSituationEconomyProductsDemandCreatingMercyCustomersArtificialFrustratedNeed YouCataloguesDon't Need You Author:Yvon Chouinard
“If joining IBM was commitment, not employment, and the company engaged in something more than business, it had a right to demand of its men unconditional loyalty, Watson believed.” IfsMenBeliefBusinessCompanyDemandCommitmentLoyaltyEmploymentEngagedUnconditionalJoiningWatsonIbm Author:Thomas Watson
“We are approaching a new age of synthesis. Knowledge cannot be merely a degree or a skill... it demands a broader vision, capabilities in critical thinking and logical deduction without which we cannot have constructive progress.” ThinkingInspirationalAgeBusinessVisionKnowledgeProgressSkillsDemandDegreesIntelligentCriticalLogicalCapabilityNew AgeConstructiveCritical ThinkingDeductionsSynthesis Author:Li Ka-shing
“The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.” DoeLiteratureBusinessPolicyDemandClash Author:Niccolo Machiavelli
“What the customer demands is last year's model, cheaper. To find out what the customer needs you have to understand what the customer is doing as well as he understands it. Then you build what he needs and you educate him to the fact that he needs it.” NeedsYearsWellsFactsLastsBusinessDemandModelsCustomersEducateLast YearNeed YouCheaper Author:Edna St. Vincent Millay
“We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.” UseSuccessBusinessQualityPositiveSucceedDemandExcellenceEnterpriseDefectsRehabilitationBirth Defects Author:Alexis de Tocqueville
“We demand that big business give the people a square deal; in return we must insist that when any one engaged in big business honestly endeavors to do right he shall himself be given a square deal.” PeopleGivingBigsGivenDealsBusinessReturnDemandHonestlyEngagedEndeavorSquaresBig Business Book:In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena Source: In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena
“Applying creative thinking to our clients' business strategy-this should be our industry's new core competency. And-in what is very good news for our industry-this kind of creativity, creativity that goes to the heart of business, is more in-demand than ever.” ThinkingShouldHeartKindBusinessCreativityCreativeIndustryDemandNewsStrategyVery GoodCoreClientsGood NewsCreative ThinkingBusiness StrategyCompetencies Author:Bob Schmetterer
“The expert in battle seeks his victory from strategic advantage and does not demand it from his men.” MenDoeLeadershipBusinessResponsibilityVictoryBattleDemandAdvantageArmyStrategyExpertsArt Of WarStrategic Author:Sun Tzu