Quotes in business
When you see data, doubt [them]! When you see measurements, doubt them!
No one can measure the loss of business that may arise from a defective item that goes out to a customer.
Go for a business that any idiot can run - because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it.
Quality, productivity, and innovation can be significantly increased if companies provide all employees with practical tools for exploiting potential information.
At a car dealership, the person who sells the car is the hero, and also gets the commission. But if the mechanics don't service that car well, the customer won't return.
We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.
Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have. When Apple came up with the Mac, IBM was spending at least 100 times more on R&D. It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.
In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.
I'm not saying that advertising is going away. But the balance is shifting. If today the successful recipe is to put 70 percent of your energy into shouting about your service and 30 percent into making it great, over the next 20 years I think that's going to invert.