At the Harvard Business School, I really felt I had gained the ability to resolve difficult issues. But I also felt that I wasn't in the mainstream with my fellow students. During job-hunting season, for example, everybody shaved their beards… — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share Image
Some of the best opportunities in the world are the most obvious ones. — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
If a customer walks out without shoes, you really want to find out why. 'It didn't fit' is not good enough. — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
At the Harvard Business School, I really felt I had gained the ability to resolve difficult issues. But I also felt that I wasn't… — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
They've got a Jobs Council that never meets. A Democratic Senate that doesn't act. A President who doesn't believe and a Vice President who… — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
Forget 'branding' and 'positioning.' Once you understand customer behavior, everything else falls into place. — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
The role of private equity as fiduciaries is certainly to make money. — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
The way to really create justice for workers in America is to create job growth. — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
After 25 years in business, Mitt Romney understands how jobs come and go, and what we need to do to get our economy back… — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
When a company goes bankrupt, you as a company have absolutely no say whatsoever as to what happens. — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
I'm sure that being an applicant from the American School in Vienna helped get me into all seven colleges I applied to. — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
One of the people who most influenced me was Ben Shapiro, a marketing professor at the business school. He used to rant and rave… — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
Of course, losing my father was traumatic. I was an only child. But from the time my father died, my general theme in life… — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
Typically you see the home office think up some great program but doesn't think through implementation at the store level. — Thomas G. Stemberg Copy Share
