It was emotional when Chrysler sold out to the Germans.
I guess I invented extended warranties, because that's all we had to sell at Chrysler in those days.
I guess that's one achievement I'm really proud of. Saving Chrysler was more than jobs, more than shareholder value. Saving Chrysler was a good idea for the whole country.
We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?
The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.
Decisiveness is the one word that makes a good manager.
Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss.
The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.
My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life.
The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.
I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.
If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he's in trouble. And Henry was 95 percent.
Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.
There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there.
Management is nothing more than motivating other people.
I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the facts that I usually never regret it. It's the guys who wait to have everything perfect that drive you crazy.
In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits.
In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.
To succeed today, you have to set priorities, decide what you stand for.
Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little.
