The highest art of professional management requires the literal ability to 'smell' a 'real fact' from all others. — Harold Geneen Ability Copy Share Image
The professional's grasp of the numbers is a measure of the control he has over the events that the figures represent. — Harold Geneen Events Copy Share Image
In a good meeting there is a momentum that comes from the spontaneous exchange of fresh ideas and produces extraordinary results. That… — Harold Geneen Depends Copy Share Image
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. — Harold Geneen Fishes Copy Share Image
In the business world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes, governed by self interest. — Harold Geneen Always working Copy Share Image
I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.… — Harold Geneen Belief Copy Share Image
The best way to sell yourself to others is first to sell the others to yourself. Check yourself against this list of… — Harold Geneen Advice Copy Share Image
Ninety-nine percent of all surprises in business are negative. — Harold Geneen Business Copy Share Image
Management must have a purpose, a dedication and that dedication must have an emotional commitment. It must be built in as a… — Harold Geneen Built Copy Share Image
When I come upon a man who has a gleaming, empty, clear desktop, I am dealing with a fellow who is so… — Harold Geneen Business Copy Share Image
Better a good decision quickly than the best decision too late. — Harold Geneen Decision Copy Share Image
It is much more difficult to measure non-performance than performance. Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non-performance can almost always… — Harold Geneen Business Copy Share Image
Business is many things, the least of which is the balance sheet. It is a fluid, ever changing, living thing, sometimes building… — Harold Geneen Balance Copy Share Image
