Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Quotes

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
American Businessman
Born: Mar 1, 1942
Believe Me People Will World You
Related authors: Bill Gates Henry Ford Jim Rohn Les Brown Peter Drucker Stephen Covey Steve Jobs Warren Buffett
It's about communication. It's about honesty. It's about treating people in the organization as deserving to know the facts. You don't try to give them half the story. You don't try to hide the story. You treat them as - as true equals, and you communicate and you communicate and communicate. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
You Communication Honesty People Communicate Treat Hide Try Organization Half About Give Facts True Know Equals Story Them Deserving Treating
Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Love Dreams Compassion Understanding Tools Our Our Dreams Machine Spirit Magnificent Computers Replace Human Realization Spark
The next thing is: we can make IBM even better. We brought IBM back but we're gunning for leadership. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Leadership Better Back Brought IBM Make Next Next Thing Even Thing
I initially wanted to be a teacher, and then I was going to become an engineer and build bridges and highways, but pretty soon I went into the business world. I never did get to be a teacher except in a different way. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Teacher Business World Engineer Build Become Way Pretty Except Never Soon Highways Get Did Going Different Wanted Then Business World Initially Bridges Different Way
When I arrived at IBM, there were 'Team' signs all around. I asked, 'How do people get paid?' They told me, 'We pay people based on individual performance.' Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Me People Signs Pay All-Around IBM Individual Performance Around How Arrived Were Get Asked Paid Team Based
If CEO compensation was performance-driven, which I believe it was in IBM's case, nobody would ever argue. If the shareholders didn't make billions and billions of dollars, I wouldn't make millions of dollars. My salary was the same for 10 years. It was all performance-based. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Believe I Believe Would Case IBM Argue Shareholders Nobody Make Dollars Years Salary Same Which CEO Billions Billions Of Dollars Ever Compensation Millions Millions Of Dollars
The Internet is ultimately about innovation and integration, but you don't get the innovation unless you integrate Web technology into the processes by which you run your business. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
You Technology Business Innovation Internet Unless Run Web About Integrate Integration Ultimately Get Which Processes Your
Visit USA.gov and you'll find thousands of directorates, agencies, boards, offices, and services replete with overlapping responsibilities, ancient priorities, and divided accountability. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
You Accountability Visit Ancient Responsibilities Find Thousands Divided Priorities Replete Offices Boards Agencies Services
Our military should be trained and structured around missions, not the elements of air, water, and land. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Water Military Our Air Structured Missions Around Trained Land Should Elements
What we believe is going to be very important is the delivery of traditional software and services and hardware over the Net. That's a form of electronic marketplace. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Important Believe Software Marketplace Net Delivery Over Traditional Very Going Form Electronic Services Hardware
When a manufacturing company in Spain looks to IBM for a solution to a problem, they expect us to bring the best of IBM worldwide to it, not just the experience of IBM Spain. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Best Experience Problem Worldwide Solution IBM Looks Expect Just Spain Us Manufacturing Company Bring
I've been accepted at Cambridge University. I want to study Chinese history and archaeology. I want to become a student. I want to read Chinese history and go on a dig. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
History Become Dig Archaeology Student Study Read Accepted Cambridge Go Been Want Chinese University
Reorganization to me is shuffling boxes, moving boxes around. Transformation means that you're really fundamentally changing the way the organization thinks, the way it responds, the way it leads. It's a lot more than just playing with boxes. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Me You Organization Transformation Changing Way Responds More Leads Around Boxes Lot Than Just Moving Really Means Shuffling Fundamentally Playing Thinks
If life was so easy that you could just go buy success, there would be a lot more successful companies in the world. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
Life Success Buy You World Would Would-Be Easy More Could Go Lot Just Successful Companies
The fundamental issue is: In the world of the Internet, is there a place for a packager of services? Does the customer want to go surf the Net and go to every one of 50,000 Web sites? Or will people pay a reasonable amount for somebody to go out and preselect and package what they want? My guess is they will both coexist. Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.
People World Internet Will Somebody Pay Every Guess Out Web Net Web Sites Both Does Surf Issue Go Sites Want Place Package Customer Reasonable Fundamental Coexist Amount Services

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