Harold S. Geneen Quotes & Sayings

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

“Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.”

“The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.”

“In business, words are words; explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality.”

“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 relationship of the men and women in the organization.”

“It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.”

“The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication.”

“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.”