I think it is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality

When I come upon a man who has a gleaming, empty, clear desktop, I am dealing with a fellow who is so far removed from the realities of his business that someone else is running it for him.

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.

Better a good decision quickly than the best decision too late.

You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it.

Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.

Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented.