Al Dunlap Quotes
101 Al Dunlap Quotes
(Albert J Dunlap Quotes, Al Chainsaw Dunlap Quotes)
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The success of a corporation is inversely proportional to the size and opulence of its headquarters.
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You’re not in business to be liked.
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Dunlap = 1. To turn a company around at lightning speed. 2. To focus on the best; to eliminate what is not the best 3. To protect and enhance shareholder value.
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Business is dynamic. If it doesn’t change, it becomes obsolete.
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Run a tight, money-making ship today, and you can sail the world tomorrow.
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If you go with the flow, you’ll ultimately drown in the undertow.
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A business plan is like a laser, not a shotgun.
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If you set too many goals, you will fail.
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An effective business management strategy is like a workout. If I work out regularly, I get fit. If I stay with the workouts, I’ll get fitter every year. But if I just work on my arms this year, my legs next year, I might not live long enough to get fit.
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If you operate by consensus, you’re not making hard decisions.
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When there are problems, I don’t blame employees. I pick the right targets: management and the board of directors.
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Today, in good times and bad, everyone must be a turnaround manager.
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Cost is always your enemy.
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If you’re in business, you’re in business for one thing – to make money.
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I’m probably a much nicer guy than most people think, but who’s going to hire a nice guy to turn around a failing conglomerate?
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There’s nothing better than being handed a ton of clay and assigned to mold and shape it into a beautiful piece of art.
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Management is the spine around which all the rest takes shape.
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I cannot keep the people who created the debacle I’m expected to fix.
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Never cut an hourly worker before you deal with the headquarters staff.
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Don’t let the people who buy raw materials and supplies for you constantly lunch and fraternize with suppliers. They may feel like they work for the suppliers.
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Employees should never become too comfortable with suppliers.
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You can make more money buying right than you can possibly make selling right.
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To create shareholder value, period.
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Boards should be absolutely certain that the company is run properly from a fiduciary standpoint in every degree. I am a great believer in the audit committee having full access to the auditors in every way, shape and form.
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Nicknames are part of image, not strategy.
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What I do: Make a company and the people who work there the best!
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I’m not an academic or consultant making a living just by studying problems.
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It’s no longer enough to be competent or pretty good. You must be great.
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The most important person in any company is the shareholder.
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Everyone in a company needs incentives, but they should be tied directly to the performance of the company.
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Don’t turn decision making over to an army of consultants.
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Put your money where your reputation is, and have the utmost faith in your own talent.
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Be outrageous – but pick your spots carefully.
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You’re not in business to be liked… We’re here to succeed.
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If you want a friend, get a dog. I’m not taking any chances; I’ve got two dogs.
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Create a strategy, follow through, take risks, sacrifice, recognize opportunity, and pick up the winner’s spoils at the end.
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The price of leadership is criticism.
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Magnify your own abilities by surrounding yourself with great people.
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Focus like a laser.
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Envision the future and plan a route to it.
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