Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience? — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often… — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops. — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ask. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to… — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
It was courage, faith, endurance and a dogged determination to surmount all obstacles that built this bridge. — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people. — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
Treat each case as an individual case, and give every man an opportunity to earn just as much money as he is capable of… — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
It is a common mistake to think of failure as the enemy of success. Failure is a teacher-a harsh one, but the best. Pull… — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
When asked how to achieve success more rapidly, came the quick reply, 'Double your failure rate'. — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone… — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
The best way to supervise your men is from their reports that they make out. — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use. — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label… — Thomas J. Watson Copy Share Image
