Marvin Bower quotes
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“Basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an organization have far more to do with its relative achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational structure, innovation and timing.”
-- Marvin BowerSource : MARVIN BOWER (1966). “THE WILL TO MANAGE CORPORATE THROUGH PROGRAMMED MANAGEMENT”
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“There is no such thing as business ethics. There is only one kind -- you have to adhere to the highest standards.”
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“Decisions should be based on facts, objectively considered what I call the fact-founded, thought-through approach to decision making.”
-- Marvin BowerSource : Marvin Bower (1966). “The will to manage: corporate success through programmed management”
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“I believe that leaders and leadership teams working together in a proper design will run the business more effectively than by hierarchical, command-and-control managing. But I can't prove that. And there are no models.”
-- Marvin BowerSource : "The Will to Manage: Corporate Success Through Programmed Management" by Marvin Bower, New York: McGraw-Hill, (p. 7), 1966.
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“Leading fosters a working atmosphere that stimulates an open exchange of ideas and fosters dissent. People should show a genuine concern for one another and treat one another with fairness, as peers and friends. With such an atmosphere it should be a pleasure to come to work.”
-- Marvin BowerSource : Marvin Bower (1997). “The Will to Lead: Running a Business with a Network of Leaders”, p.131, Harvard Business Press
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“If you are not willing to take pain to live by your principles, there is no point in having principles.”
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“People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills.”
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“The course of business shapes public opinion.”
-- Marvin BowerSource : "The development of executive leadership", by Marvin Bower, Harvard University, Graduate School of Business Administration. (p. v), 1949.
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“Decisions should be based on facts, objectively considered.”
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“A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence.”
-- Marvin BowerSource : Marvin Bower (1966). “The will to manage: corporate success through programmed management”
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“A business of high principle attracts high-caliber people more easily, thereby gaining a basic competitive and profit edge.”
-- Marvin BowerSource : Marvin Bower (1966). “The will to manage: corporate success through programmed management”
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“The difference between a leadership and a command company can be very great indeed, because in a hierarchical situation, people who have concerns about reactions against themselves would simply not put forward negative information.”
-- Marvin BowerSource : Marvin Bower (1997). “The Will to Lead: Running a Business with a Network of Leaders”, p.34, Harvard Business Press
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