People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills. Votes: 12
A business of high principle attracts high-caliber people more easily, thereby gaining a basic competitive and profit edge. Votes: 10
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. Votes: 8
Business leaders shape public opinion. Votes: 6
There is no such thing as business ethics. There is only one kind -- you have to adhere to the highest standards. Votes: 6
A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence. Votes: 5
The course of business shapes public opinion. Votes: 4
Convinced that behavior and conduct are every bit as important as skills and expertise, I sought to build the firm into an enduring, values-based institution. Votes: 4
Decisions should be based on facts, objectively considered. Votes: 4
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. Votes: 3
Decisions should be based on facts, objectively considered what I call the fact-founded, thought-through approach to decision making. Votes: 0
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. Votes: 0
If you are not willing to take pain to live by your principles, there is no point in having principles. Votes: 0
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. Votes: 0