Steve Easterbrook Quotes

Companies that grow for the sake of growth or that expand into areas outside their core business strategy often stumble. On the other hand, companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time.

I love using a targeted acquisition approach in conjunction with a business that has a clear strategy and strong organic growth.

If we look at pricing holistically, we'll create a more solid business.

Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy. The other side of it is that you can't cut enough costs to save your way to prosperity.

From my point of view, my job is just to work hard for our franchisees, so they can maintain the position they're in, and to grow market share.

My own view is that every company requires a long-term view.

Companies that get confused, that think their goal is revenue or stock price or something. You have to focus on the things that lead to those.

If your goal is anything but profitability - if it's to be big, or to grow fast, or to become a technology leader - you'll hit problems.

Volkswagen must continue to attack and make good use of its opportunities.

If you are focused on profits right out of the gate, you're gonna have the smallest profitable business that has ever been seen.

I come back to the same thing: We've got the greatest pipeline in the company's history in the next 12 months, and we've had the most amazing financial results possible over the last five years, and we're predicting being back at double-digit revenue growth in fiscal year '06.

Businesses will ultimately go where the markets and opportunities are.

When I think of revenue growth, I think of the words 'mix' and 'shift.'

A strong sense of purpose drives businesses to take the long view and invest for growth.

We are trying to build large, lasting businesses.

New products, new markets, new investors, and new ways of doing things are the lifeblood of growth. And while each innovation carries potential risk, businesses that don't innovate will eventually diminish.

You have to put more of a well-rounded company together to make it in Canada, and I hope the Canadian market is going to be known for these well-performing, solid companies that people can rely on.

To keep the business going, you gotta keep it boomin'.

Substantial services growth is core to Boeing's strategy.

We'll continue to take the right actions to make sure we're a profitable business.

Getting to profitability does not mean all our problems are solved.

We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom lines. Profitability is very important to us or we wouldn't be in this business.

Before me, there was no money, no business with yoga.

We adopted a focused strategy of core businesses in Citicorp that play to our unique historic strengths as a global bank that will provide strong growth and attractive returns over the long-term... And we've identified non-core assets we have shed.

Our goal is to make General Motors the most valuable automotive company. Clearly, that is having sustainable profitability and driving great returns for our shareholders.