27 Quotes by Harold S. Geneen

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.

Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.

If your desk isn't cluttered, you probably aren't doing your job.

It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.

Management must manage!

Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away.

Facts from paper are not the same as facts from people. The reliability of the people giving you the facts is as important as the facts themselves.

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

I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.