Mark McCormack quotes
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“You don't have to reinvent the wheel, just attach it to a new wagon.”
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“All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend.”
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“If you aren't afraid to fail, then you probably don't care enough about success.”
-- Mark McCormackSource : Mark H. McCormack (2016). “What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-smart Executive”, p.87, Bantam
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“Short-term can be terminal.”
-- Mark McCormackSource : Mark H. McCormack (2016). “What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-smart Executive”, p.164, Bantam
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“To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer in the spirit of Bill Gates.”
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“People retire to do what I do every day.”
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“If new ideas are the lifeblood of any thriving organisation-and, trust me, they are-managers must learn to revere, not merely tolerate, the people who come up with those ideas.”
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“Today, if someone showed me a five-year plan, I'd toss out the pages detailing Years Three, Four and Five as pure fantasy Anyone who thinks he or she can evaluate business conditions five years from now, flunks.”
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“Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly.”
-- Mark McCormackSource : Mark H. McCormack (1990). “What They Still Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School”, Bantam
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“Every discussion in a meeting has a diminishing curve of interest. The longer the discussion goes on, the fewer people will be interested in it.”
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“I am convinced that most companies don't maximize their barter possibilities. Instead of aggressively reducing costs by trading their services with those of their suppliers, they seem content to pay top dollar for everything.”
-- Mark McCormackSource : Mark H. McCormack (1990). “What They Still Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School”, Bantam
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“Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters.”
-- Mark McCormackSource : Mark H. McCormack (1990). “What They Still Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School”, Bantam
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“If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.”
-- Mark McCormackSource : Mark H. McCormack (2016). “What They Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School”, p.9, Profile Books
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“Anger can be an effective negotiating tool, but only as a calculated act, never as a reaction.”
-- Mark McCormackSource : Mark H. McCormack (2016). “What They Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School”, p.117, Profile Books
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“Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that drives the wheel.”
-- Mark McCormackSource : Mark H. McCormack (2016). “What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-smart Executive”, p.245, Bantam
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“There are five top superstars in golf, 20 great stars, and 30 good ones. The rest should go and get jobs.”
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