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Thomas J. Watson [1874-1956] American

Thomas John Watson Sr. was an American businessman. He served as the chairman and CEO of International Business Machines He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956.

Business, Success, Design, Failure, Good, Power, Time, Chance, Experience, Fear, Independence, Knowledge, Men, Trust, Wisdom, Work

Quote	Tags	Rank
Good design is good business.	Business, Design, Good	101
Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of 'crackpot' than the stigma of conformity.	Fear, Independence	102
If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good.	Good, Time	103
The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it's very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to emphasize the similarities between you and the customer.	Power, Trust	104
Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use.	Knowledge, Power, Time, Wisdom	105
All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work.	Men, Work	106
Whenever an individual or a business decides that success has been attained, progress stops.	Business, Success	107
You can be discouraged by failure, or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes, make all you can. Because, remember that's where you'll find success - on the far side of failure.	Failure, Success	108
If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.	Failure, Success	109
To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart.	Business, Success	110
Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself.	Business	111
Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new.	Chance	112
Design must reflect the practical and aesthetic in business but above all... good design must primarily serve people.	Business, Design	113
Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience?	Experience	114
If you aren't playing well, the game isn't as much fun. When that happens I tell myself just to go out and play as I did when I was a kid.	Business	115
Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.		116
Once an organization loses its spirit of pioneering and rests on its early work, its progress stops.		117
The great accomplishments of man have resulted from the transmission of ideas and enthusiasm.		118
Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.		119
You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ask. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to scratch to get the bad news.		120
If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.		121
A manager is an assistant to his men.		122
The way to succeed is to double your error rate.		123

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