Harold Geneen

Quotes

• “I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them. My philosophy is to stay as close as possible to what's happening. If I can't solve something, how the hell can I expect my managers to?”
• “I'd hate to spend the rest of my life trying to outwit an eighteen-inch fish.”
• “You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.”
• “In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins; cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later.”
• “Every company has two organizational structures: the formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday living relationship of the men and women in the organization.”
• “Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented.”

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Key dates

Born

22 January 1910

Died

21 November 1997

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Harold

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Bournemouth

Place of death

New York City

Occupation

businessperson

Educated at

New York University

Employer

Raytheon

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