I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
I've got to get stop getting fired like this. People will start to think I'm a drifter. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
I was fortunate to get a scholarship when I went to Lehigh University and Princeton. They were both wonderful schools. Somebody was… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say,"God, he said exactly what I was thinking." And… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
A major reason capable people fail to advance is that they don't work well with their colleagues. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
I only wish I could find an institute that teaches people how to listen. Business people need to listen at least as… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
Here's what management is about: Pick good people and set the right priorities. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
Leadership means setting an example. When you find yourself in a position of leadership, people follow your every move. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
The primary skill of a manager consists of knowing how to make assignments and picking the right people to carry out those… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
Most people are looking for security, a nice, safe, prosperous future. And there's nothing wrong with that. It's called the American Dream. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
“Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then...do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.” — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
There are times in everyone's life when something constructive is born out of adversity... when things seem so bad that you've got to grab… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
They're on you day and night. Their oversight is just too extreme [. . .] That's why our 10-year loan, we paid it back… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
