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Famous Patrick Dixon Quotes

“Every product and service is sold on the promise of a better future. The purpose of business is to deliver on the promise, and profit is the reward for doing so.”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

“Never has the future become so rapidly the past.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Institutional blindness is a major threat to the future of all corporations.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“People will only follow you if they see you're ahead, are convinced you know the route, trust you, and want to get there too.”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

“The risk of a business being hit by a low probability, high impact event is far higher than most boards realise because the number of potential wild cards is so great.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Take hold of your future or the future will take hold of you - be futurewise.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

Patrick Dixon Quotes about the future

“All the most powerful speeches ever made point to a better future.”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

“The key to understanding the future is one word: sustainability.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“The Six Faces of the FUTURE are: Fast, Urban, Tribal, Universal, Radical and Ethical”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“The future of marketing belongs to honest information, accurate data and clear claims based on truth.”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

“Listen to your customers but don't (always) believe what they say - they know even less about the future than you.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Business strategy is the battleplan for a better future.”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

Patrick Dixon Quotes about business

“Your company may have a reputation for brilliant leadership, outstanding innovation, clever branding and effective change management, but the business could fail if the world changes and you are unprepared.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Business is the "art" of making money by selling things or services people want for more than their cost.”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

“To every trend there is a counter-trend. There are a number of pendulums operating and each creates new business opportunities.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

Patrick Dixon Quotes

“Connect with all the passions people have -for themselves, their families, their communities and wider world - and they will follow you to the ends of the earth, buy your products and services with pride, and may even be willing to work for you for next to nothing.”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

“Two thirds of all those who have ever lived to sixty five are alive today and most of them are women.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“The first one hundred and fifty year old human being could be alive as a baby today.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“When you have been close to death it makes you think about life.”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

“Give people a convincing reason and they will lay down their very lives.”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

“You cannot have strong leadership without passion.”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

“In banking or insurance trust is the only thing you have to sell.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“The larger the corporation, the greater the risk that you are flying blind.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Life's too short to sell things you don't believe in.”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

“The future is about emotion: reactions to events are usually far more important than the events themselves.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Tribalism is the most powerful force in the world.”

Patrick Dixon book Futurewise

Futurewise (1998)

“Mission is at the heart of what you do as a team. Goals are merely steps to its achievement.”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

“You can have the greatest strategy in the world, but what is the point if no one cares?”

Patrick Dixon book Building a Better Business

Building a Better Business (2005)

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