Harold Geneen: Doing

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“The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.”

Harold Geneen

Managing, Chapter Six (Leadership), p. 112.

People , Way , Support

“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 is to stay as close as possible to what's happening. If I can't solve something, how the hell can I expect my managers to?”

Harold Geneen

from an interview for an article in The New York Times (1977), as cited in " Harold S. Geneen, 87, Dies; Nurtured AT&T http://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/23/business/harold-s-geneen-87-dies-nurtured-itt.html?pagewanted=all" published 23 November 1997 in The New York Times.

People , Hell

“Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it.”

Harold Geneen

Managing, Chapter Five (Management Must Manage), p. 86.