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Because its purpose is to create a customer, the business enterprise has two – and only these two – basic functions: marketing and innovation.
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098 |
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A business enterprise can exist only in an expanding economy, or at least in one that considers change both natural and acceptable. And business is the specific organ of growth, expansion, and change.
|
099 |
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A manager’s job exists because the task facing the enterprise requires it – and for no other reason.
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239 |
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…a manager is someone who takes responsibility for, and contributes to, the final results of the enterprise, the job should always embody the maximum challenge, carry the maximum responsibility, and make the maximum contribution.
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239 |
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…in general, the majority of enterprises have yet to start the job [of business intelligence]. It is fast becoming the major information challenge for all enterprises.
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348 |
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Innovation is not ‘flash of genius.’ It is hard work. And this work should be organized as a regular part of every unit within the enterprise, and of every level of management.
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402 |
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No enterprise becomes great without an ahead-of-the-pack, lone-wolf leader who dares to disregard conventions.
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073 |
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If you pour your heart into your work, or into any worthy enterprise, you can achieve dreams others may think impossible. That’s what makes life rewarding.
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008 |
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It’s those who follow the road less traveled who create new industries, invent new products, build long-lasting enterprises, and inspire those around them to push their abilities to the highest levels of achievement.
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066 |
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Establishing the tone at the inception of an enterprise, whatever its size, is vital to its long-term success.
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081 |
