If you are not willing to take pain to live by your principles, there is no point in having principles. — Marvin Bower Copy Share Image
Convinced that behavior and conduct are every bit as important as skills and expertise, I sought to build the firm into an enduring, values-based… — Marvin Bower Copy Share
Decisions should be based on facts, objectively considered what I call the fact-founded, thought-through approach to decision making. — Marvin Bower Copy Share
A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence. — Marvin Bower Copy Share
If you are not willing to take pain to live by your principles, there is no point in having principles. — Marvin Bower Copy Share
People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills. — Marvin Bower Copy Share
Basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an organization have far more to do with its relative achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational… — Marvin Bower Copy Share
Leading fosters a working atmosphere that stimulates an open exchange of ideas and fosters dissent. People should show a genuine concern for one another… — Marvin Bower Copy Share
The difference between a leadership and a command company can be very great indeed, because in a hierarchical situation, people who have concerns about… — Marvin Bower Copy Share
I believe that leaders and leadership teams working together in a proper design will run the business more effectively than by hierarchical, command-and-control managing.… — Marvin Bower Copy Share
A business of high principle attracts high-caliber people more easily, thereby gaining a basic competitive and profit edge. — Marvin Bower Copy Share
There is no such thing as business ethics. There is only one kind -- you have to adhere to the highest standards. — Marvin Bower Copy Share
