Peter Senge Quotes

I have long believed the corporate world is plagued by poor capital allocation decisions.

If we take care of the business and keep our eye on the goal line, the stock price will take care of itself.

I have a business to run and stockholders to think about.

We're very much focused on full shareholder-value return. We have to get our stock moving. But I won't do something in the short run that I don't feel is right for the long run. That, I've watched many CEOs do.

What we are doing is increasing our focus on cash flow, return on investment, and value creation.

Too many companies are running their business into the ground, I would argue, by being myopically short-term focused on the shareholder.

Our responsibility is to maximise shareholder value, and if that means we can make short-term investment where we can maximise short-term value, we can do that.

Some of the analysts were saying, Now you're a cash cow, there's no growth at all, pay it all out in dividends, give me it all, you can't invest wisely.

I think every company has its own unique approach to creating shareholder value.

I have not been a believer of point guidance. It really limits your flexibility to do what you want. It leads to behavior that is not supportive of long-term shareholder value.

Companies that are publicly held have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders to try to maximize their profits within ethical reasons.

I want to make sure our company is in good hands: that it will be good for the country, for the stockholders.

I liked being CEO of Blockbuster, but my job is to put it on the bottom line for shareholders.

My investors expect me to maximize profits.

HCL is a corporation. It is for profits. A corporation stands for its shareholders, its profits, its employees, its discoveries, and its customers.

There is still too much pressure on short-termism in terms of the drivers of success.

Most chief executives rise to that position by being good operating managers. Few have extensive experience or training with capital allocation. What CEO wants to return excess cash to shareholders when it could be used to expand his or her empire?

We need to create shareholder value. That is why I am here. That is what I need to do.

If I were to spend investor money on nice furnishings and so forth, particularly early on, I might not have it for opportunities that can really grow our business.

One of my major objectives is to build a long-term enterprise, to build shareholder value over time.

The main professional responsibility of a person in business is business.

By doing what they must do to keep their margins strong and their stock price healthy, every company paves the way for its own disruption.

Wall Street is always too biased toward short-term profitability and biased against long-term growth.

I try to stay ahead of things, if you know what I mean. I take the money I make and reinvest it.

If we take care of the customers and associates and grow the business, Wall Street will be pleased.