A guy named Charlie Beacham was my first mentor at Ford. He taught me the importance of the dealers, and he rubbed my nose in the retail business. Lee Iacocca beachambusinesscharlie Change image and share on social
I always go back to Harry Truman: Should we drop an atomic bomb to save 100,000 lives? That's a hell of a decision to make. Did he make that decision by himself? No, he had advisers. Lee Iacocca 000adviseratomic Change image and share on social
The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen. Lee Iacocca disciplinehappenmake Change image and share on social
There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there. Lee Iacocca bigboydog Change image and share on social
Decisiveness is the one word that makes a good manager. Lee Iacocca decisivenessgoodmake Change image and share on social
So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late. Lee Iacocca havelatelong share on social
Chrysler invented rebates, I'm sorry to say. I didn't have anything to do with that. A lot of flaky deals were made in order to give the customer enough cash for a down payment. Lee Iacocca cashchryslercustomer Change image and share on social
I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it. Lee Iacocca accomplishfindfront Change image and share on social
I was at Ford for 32 years. I went to Chrysler in 1978, four or five months after I got canned by Henry Ford. Lee Iacocca cannedchryslerford Change image and share on social
If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he's in trouble. And Henry was 95 percent. Lee Iacocca guyhenryjerk Change image and share on social
