--- title: "2 Albert J. Dunlap Quotes - Famous Businessperson (Mean Business)" description: "Albert John Dunlap was an American corporate executive. He was known at the peak of his career as a professional turnaround management specialist and do..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b028/author-albert-j-dunlap-104427.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Albert J. Dunlap](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b028/author-albert-j-dunlap-104427.jpg) # Albert J. Dunlap (1937–2019) Businessperson **2** quotes in **23** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Albert J. Dunlap was a businessperson, best known for *Mean Business*. ## Quick Facts About Albert J. Dunlap Born July 26, 1937 Died January 25, 2019 Profession Businessperson Notable works Mean Business ## About Albert J. Dunlap Albert John Dunlap was an American corporate executive. He was known at the peak of his career as a professional turnaround management specialist and downsizer. The mass layoffs at his companies earned him the nicknames "Chainsaw Al" and "Rambo in Pinstripes", after he posed for a photo wearing an ammo belt across his chest. It was later discovered that his reputed turnarounds were elaborate frauds and his career was ended after he engineered a massive accounting scandal at Sunbeam Products, now a division of Newell Brands, that forced the company into bankruptcy. Dunlap is on the lists of "Worst CEOs of All Time" published by several business publications. Fast Company noted that Dunlap "might score impressively on the Corporate Psychopathy checklist" and in an interview, Dunlap freely admitted to possessing many of the traits of a psychopath, but considered them positive traits such as leadership and decisiveness. He was a major benefactor of Florida State University. ## Quotes by Albert J. Dunlap > [Show me a chief executive who’s on five boards and who lends his or her name, prestige and time to 15 community…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-j-dunlap/show-me-a-chief-executive-who-s-on-five-boards-and-who-lends-his-or/) [Albert J. Dunlap](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-j-dunlap/) [Activity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e3/albert-j-dunlap-104427_activity_show-me-a-chief-executive-who-s-on-five_904010.jpg) > [The price of leadership is criticism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-j-dunlap/the-price-of-leadership-is-criticism/) [Albert J. Dunlap](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-j-dunlap/) [Criticism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/criticism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a4/albert-j-dunlap-104427_criticism_the-price-of-leadership-is-criticism-221_2214454.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-j-dunlap/#itemlist", "name": "Albert J. Dunlap Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Show me a chief executive who’s on five boards and who lends his or her name, prestige and time to 15 community activities — and I’ll show you a company that’s underperforming. A chief executive is paid to run the company. That’s the CEO’s job.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Albert J. 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