Alfred P. Sloan

"The measure of a leader is how they treat those who cannot benefit them."

"Repetition in business is death; evolution is survival."

"The customer's silence is often the loudest criticism."

"Competition teaches us more than comfort ever could."

"An organization without vision is merely a machine going through motions."

"The greatest risk is assuming that past success guarantees future relevance."

"Efficiency and human dignity are not mutually exclusive; they are complementary."

"What the market rewards today, it may punish tomorrow if you rest on achievement."

"The executive must think like an artist and act like an accountant."

"Tradition is the enemy of progress only if we mistake nostalgia for wisdom."

"A corporation's culture is either an asset or a liability; there is no neutral."

"The best strategy is worthless without the people to execute it with excellence."

"Market share without profitability is a beautiful delusion."

"The leader who surrounds himself with yes-men is preparing his own decline."

"Innovation is not about being first; it's about being better understood."

"The consumer does not always know what they want until you show them."

"Competition is the crucible in which mediocrity is burned away."

"An organization's future is determined by the quality of decisions made today."

"The price of leadership is the burden of being held accountable for others' work."

"What you measure is what you manage, and what you manage is what you improve."

"The executive who does not listen to criticism is deaf to opportunity."

"Market trends are whispers that become roars; those who ignore them do so at their peril."

"The strength of an organization lies not in its resources, but in its resolve."

"Comfort breeds complacency, and complacency breeds irrelevance."

"The most valuable asset a company can have is the courage to admit it was wrong."

"Management is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do willingly."

"Decentralized decision-making is faster, smarter, and more adaptable than centralized control."

"The business that serves only itself will ultimately serve no one."

"What differentiates great companies from good ones is the quality of their questions, not their answers."

"An organization's agility is determined by how quickly it can learn and adapt."