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> [It is much more difficult to measure non-performance than performance. Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non-performance can almost always be explained away](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/it-is-much-more-difficult-to-measure-non-performance-than-performance/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

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## More by Harold Geneen

> [The highest art of professional management requires the literal ability to 'smell' a 'real fact' from all others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/the-highest-art-of-professional-management-requires-the-literal/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [The professional's grasp of the numbers is a measure of the control he has over the events that the figures represent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/the-professional-s-grasp-of-the-numbers-is-a-measure-of-the-control/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [In a good meeting there is a momentum that comes from the spontaneous exchange of fresh ideas and produces extraordinary results. That momentum depends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/in-a-good-meeting-there-is-a-momentum-that-comes-from-the-spontaneous/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [If you keep working you'll last longer. I'd hate to spend the rest of my life trying to outwit an 18-inch fish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/if-you-keep-working-you-ll-last-longer-i-d-hate-to-spend-the-rest-of/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [In the business world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes, governed by self interest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/in-the-business-world-everyone-is-always-working-at-legitimate-cross/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them. My philosophy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/i-don-t-believe-in-just-ordering-people-to-do-things-you-have-to-sort/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself. Check yourself against this list of obstacles to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/the-best-way-to-sell-yourself-to-others-is-first-to-sell-the-others/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [Ninety-nine percent of all surprises in business are negative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/ninety-nine-percent-of-all-surprises-in-business-are-negative/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [What you manage in business is people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/what-you-manage-in-business-is-people/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [Management must have a purpose, a dedication and that dedication must have an emotional commitment. It must be built in as a vital part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/management-must-have-a-purpose-a-dedication-and-that-dedication-must/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [When I come upon a man who has a gleaming, empty, clear desktop, I am dealing with a fellow who is so far removed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/when-i-come-upon-a-man-who-has-a-gleaming-empty-clear-desktop-i-am/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [Better a good decision quickly than the best decision too late.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/better-a-good-decision-quickly-than-the-best-decision-too-late/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [It is much more difficult to measure non-performance than performance. Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non-performance can almost always be explained…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/it-is-much-more-difficult-to-measure-non-performance-than-performance/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

> [Business is many things, the least of which is the balance sheet. It is a fluid, ever changing, living thing, sometimes building to great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-geneen/business-is-many-things-the-least-of-which-is-the-balance-sheet-it-is/)

[Harold Geneen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-geneen/)

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