Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.

Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.

It is a common mistake to think of failure as the enemy of success. Failure is a teacher-a harsh one, but the best. Pull your failures to pieces looking for the reason. Put your failure to work for you.

Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new.

When asked how to achieve success more rapidly, came the quick reply, 'Double your failure rate'.

Loyalty saves the wear and tear of making daily decisions as to what is best to do.

Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience?