If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use read more

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.

Every young man would do well to remember that all successful business stands on the foundation of morality.

Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money.

Business? It's quite simple; it's other people's money.

Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't read more

Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't stand up either.

A manufacturing district . . . sends out, as it were, suckers
into all its neighborhood.

A manufacturing district . . . sends out, as it were, suckers
into all its neighborhood.

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).

Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).

In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.

One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.

This business will never hold water.

This business will never hold water.