Excellence
Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence. Motivation
Work/Profession
Atmosphere
You can"t have a great place to shop without first making it a great place to work. Stew Leonard, Sr. - American entrepreneur, founded Stew Leonard"s super markets (1929-2023)
“Simple” job
I was happier when I was doing a mechanic"s job. attributed to Henry Ford - American engineer and industrialist (1863-1947)
Quality
The most important loyalty of the artist is the one relating to quality. attributed to Jean-Louis Barrault - French actor, mime Artist and director (1910-1994)
Calling
If you make your calling your profession you don"t work, you live. Michael Flatley - Irish-born American dancer and choreographer (b. 1958), Quotations book 2009
Invest
CFO asks CEO: "What happens if we invest in developing our people and then they leave us?" CEO asks CFO: "What happens if we don"t, and they stay?" Stefan Erschwendner - Austrian Business Consultant and Company founder (b. 1982), Quotations book 2015
Profession
Choose a Profession, you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Asian proverb - Quotations book 2008
Work and luck
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. attributed to Thomas Jefferson - American politician, 1801-1909 third president and member of the American Enlightment movement (1743-1826), Quotations book 2008
Motivation
You’ve got to make your employees happy. If the employees are happy, they are going to make the customers happy. John Willard Marriott - American entrepreneur, founder of the Marriott hotelchain (1900-1985)
Work
If your work speaks for itself, don"t interrupt. attributed to Henry J. Kaiser - American entrepreneur, founder of several companies - today Kaiser Group International (1882-1967)
Three rules of work
1. Out of clutter find simplicity. 2. From discord, find harmony. 3. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Wisdom - often falsely attributed to Albert Einstein ("The new quotable Einstein")
Old or bold
There"s a saying in the British Royal Air Force that investors need to remember: "There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots." Quotations book 2007
The bottom 10 percent
The cruelest system in the world is when they give people 3 percent to 4 percent increases to keep them even with inflation. They carry them along, don’t give them appraisals, don’t tell them what they are doing wrong, how they can improve and then, a recession comes. Then, they call them in and say, "Hey, you gotta go." That is the cruellest form of management. We tell the bottom 10 percent,...
Delegate
If a manager wants to handle everything on his own, he mustn"t be surprised at his staff retiring. Wisdom - Quotations book 2006
Each individual counts
Individual commitment to a group effort is what makes - a team work - a society work - civilisation work. Vince Lombardi - legendary American football coach (1913-1970)
Experience of Life
A woman was strolling along a street in Paris when she spotted Picasso sketching at a sidewalk cafe. The woman went over and asked Picasso if he could sketch her, and charge her accordingly. Picasso obliged. In just minutes, there she was: an original Picasso. "And what do I owe you?" she asked. "Five thousand francs" he answered. "But it only took you three minutes", she exclaimed. "No",...
Get better
Get good - get out. Peter F. Drucker - Austrian-born American management expert (1909-2005), Quotations book 2012
job satisfaction
I do my job because it gives me pleasure, and I have no reason to take my joy even. Dr. Hans Riegel - German entrepreneur, Haribo (1923-2013), Quote issue 2012