Today, if someone showed me a five-year plan, I'd toss out the pages detailing Years Three, Four and Five as pure fantasy Anyone who thinks he or she can evaluate business conditions five years from now, flunks. — Mark McCormack Copy Share Image
Every discussion in a meeting has a diminishing curve of interest. The longer the discussion goes on, the fewer people will be interested in… — Mark McCormack Copy Share
I am convinced that most companies don't maximize their barter possibilities. Instead of aggressively reducing costs by trading their services with those of their… — Mark McCormack Copy Share
The mental game of business is understanding this Paradox: the better you think you are doing, the greater should be your cause for concern:… — Mark McCormack Copy Share
Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that… — Mark McCormack Copy Share
I'm about as concerned as Jack would be if he read that I was practicing to compete in the Masters — Mark McCormack Copy Share
Today, if someone showed me a five-year plan, I'd toss out the pages detailing Years Three, Four and Five as pure fantasy Anyone who… — Mark McCormack Copy Share
Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters. — Mark McCormack Copy Share
If you aren't afraid to fail, then you probably don't care enough about success. — Mark McCormack Copy Share
Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly. — Mark McCormack Copy Share
In our business, the windows of opportunity open and close with dazzling rapidity...I constantly have to remind people to seize the moment. — Mark McCormack Copy Share
Anger can be an effective negotiating tool, but only as a calculated act, never as a reaction. — Mark McCormack Copy Share
Talk less-you will automatically learn more, hear more, see more-and make fewer blunders. — Mark McCormack Copy Share
The best people know that there are two phases in every crisis: the one where you manage it and the other where you learn… — Mark McCormack Copy Share
There are five top superstars in golf, 20 great stars, and 30 good ones. The rest should go and get jobs. — Mark McCormack Copy Share
