“Define your business goals clearly so that others can see them as you do.” — George F. Burns

“Any business arrangement that is not profitable to the other person will in the end prove unprofitable for you. The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.” — B. C. Forbes

“Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves — to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today.” — Stewart B. Johnson

“Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.” — Henry J Kaiser

“An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success.” — Stephen R. Covey

“If you hire only those people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don’t particularly like.” — Soichiro Honda

“The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.” — Ray Kroc

“Anybody who accepts mediocrity – in school, on the job, in life – is a person who compromises, and when the leader compromises, the whole organization compromises.” — Charles Knight

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