Pierre Nanterme Quotes

Begin with the end in mind.

A business like an automobile, has to be driven, in order to get results.

No business can succeed in any great degree without being properly organized.

When companies are successful or not successful, they almost immediately jump to the wrong conclusions about how they got there or why they got there.

Greater diversity drives better business results.

In a business, you have a vision, and you follow the vision. You have to execute. And then you have to learn how to run a good business. And I think if you look at the characteristics of any successful fashion business, it's all about that.

Every entrepreneur, whether man or woman, should start with a robust business structure.

If opening your own business is the dream, then it must start with a Dream - not only to understand what it is that you want to do, but also, how you are going to build something better than the same chaotic environment you just left.

You need a commitment which is long term and a commitment to leadership, because that's the only way you build excellence.

If you are planning to start a business, and if you want that business to have a hope of succeeding, be sure you are approaching your venture from a true Entrepreneurial Perspective.

It is the performance of the business that matters. It is hard enough to figure out the future of the business. Do not try to figure out the future of the country or the world; focus on the business.

Our focus is to see that we are growing faster than the industry and, whichever product we launch, we do better than competition. We try and manage our operations better than competition. Essentially, we try to be better than what we were the previous year.

In the commercial world, you have this problem that the amount of research you can do in a company is based on how well your current business is going, whereas there actually should be an inverse relationship: when things are going worse, you should do more research.

Your success starts with how you are able to get clients in the door, get their business, and leave them satisfied. If you, personally, have to spend too much time doing that, you have simply bought yourself a job, not an enterprise. Take hints from success stories all around you!

I'm all in favour of grand important speeches, but the president then has to link his sermons to a strategy.

As a businessman, if you ask me what I'm proud of, I'm proud of the fact that I made $250 billion under my watch as CEO.

I feel very good about our business and the speed at which we are executing our strategy to drive differentiation for Accenture and accelerate our rotation to The New.

Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results.

All the big clubs set their goals. We have to do that because it is necessary to explain to the fans. But this does not mean I am thinking only of the final results. The work you are doing every day with the team is often more important.

It is incredibly important to set goals for your business, as if you have no direction for your business, your online business will be a failure.

I think there is empirical evidence that if you look at family controlled businesses, they actually outperform in terms of results and also valuations, the broader market.

If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job.

It's an error in judgment to bounce into starting a small business before you cash in on building a strong foundation.

You've got to continue to be patient and get all your ducks in a row in order to make a success within this business. It's not an easy thing to get into. It takes years and years and years.

The marketplace is absolutely mercurial. But what I love about our company is that we create a vision, and then we go all in.