“I don't think that Mitt Romney can legitimately say that he learned anything about how to create jobs in the LBO (leveraged buyout) business. The LBO business is about how to strip cash out of old, long-in-the-tooth companies and how to make short-term profits. All the jobs that he talks about came from Staples. That was a very early venture stage deal. That, you know they got out of long before it got to its current size.” ThinkingKnowsLongJobsTermDealsCompanyStageRepublicanSizeProfitCurrentsTeethCashVentureShort TermRomneyStaples Author:David Stockman
“The IRS says it wants to make sure companies can give their employees a choice between a new cash balance plan and the traditional defined benefit plan. The real question here is whether companies should be required to give their workers that choice.” WantGivingShouldRealChoicesCompanyPlansBalanceBenefitsWorkersTraditionalDefinedEmployeeCashIrsReal Questions Author:Bernie Sanders
“The best companies are able to realize earnings in cash, not through calculations that belong in fantasyland.” AbleRealizingCompanyCashEarningCalculationsBest Company Author:David Hawkins
“I hate it when people call themselves 'entrepreneurs' when what they're really trying to do is launch a startup and then sell of go public, so they can cash in and move on. They're unwilling to do the work it takes to build a real company, which is the hardest work in business.” PeopleTryingRealMovingHateCompanyI HateSellsEntrepreneurHardestWorking ItCashUnwilling Author:Steve Jobs
“Yes, I direct commercials as well. I get these really weird offers and then I have to bid on them and win the job. One offer that I have now, and I've already done this last year for the same company, is for Cash Value Cheese, this cheese out in the midwest. I did two spots for them last year and I'm going to probably do three this year. I also did some for the Utah Transit Authority, which was weird and interesting and they turned out really funny - they actually won an award.” YearsWellsTwoDoneJobsLastsValuesThreeWinningInterestingCompanyOffersAuthorityDirectSpotsAwardsCashLast YearCheeseMidwestReally WeirdUtah Author:Andy Dick
“Without doubt, there are lots of ways to measure the pulse of a business. But if you have employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow right, you can be sure your company is healthy and on the way to winning.” IfsWayWinningCompanyDoubtHealthyFlowSatisfactionCustomersEmployeeEngagementCashPulseEmployee EngagementCustomer SatisfactionCash Flow Author:Jack Welch
“Never put yourself in a position that will put yourself at risk if you make the wrong decision. We spent cash on everything. It's fashionable to make 'bet the company' decisions, but don't do it.” IfsDecisionCompanyRiskPositionCashFashionableWrong Decision Author:Joel Spolsky
“Bet on black. Buy low-debt or no-debt companies. When the economy is in trouble, these companies usually have enough cash on hand to stay out of trouble. And they seldom need to borrow when interest rates are high.” NeedsEnoughHandsBlackInterestCompanyEconomyTroubleLowsRateDebtCashInterest Rate Author:Nancy Dunnan
“At college, I felt frustrated thinking three years was a long time and I just wanted a job but afterwards I was in employment the whole time. I got into a theatre company and started doing stand-up gigs for cash, so I lived hand-to-mouth, but there was always enough to pay the bills.” ThinkingYearsLongEnoughWholeHandsWantedJobsThreeFeltPayCompanyCollegeLong TimeMouthsBillsTheatreEmploymentThree YearsCashFrustratedGigs Author:Bill Bailey
“The eighties was an era when many companies were asset rich and cash poor.” PoorCompanyRichErasAssetsCashEighty Author:Nicola Horlick
“People are conditioned to believe that error is inevitable.... However, we do not accept the same standard when it comes to our personal life. If we did, we would resign ourselves to being shortchanged now and then when we cash our paychecks. We would expect hospital nurses to drop a certain percentage of all newborn babies. We would expect to go home to the wrong house periodically. As individuals we do not tolerate these things. Thus we have a double standard, one for ourselves, one for the company.” PeopleIfsBelieveHomeCertainHouseIndividualCompanyAcceptingBabyStandardsErrorsInevitableHospitalsNurseCashNow And ThenToleratePersonal LifePercentagesPaychecksNewbornDouble StandardNewborn Baby Author:Phil Crosby