Walter Kiechel Quotes
I argue that once it became clear that the most important function of the CEO was to develop and enact the corporate strategy, that often had the effect of distancing him from people below him in the organization. It also encouraged the idea that if a CEO were a great strategist for a company in one industry, he would probably be a great strategist in another industry. And that usually hasn't proved to be the case.
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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
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It is the original idea that is unique, not the object itself.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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Marc if you want me to go to the bottom of the pool, I'll go there.
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Beyond 2050 the world population may start to decrease if women across the world will have, on average, less than 2 children. But that decrease will be slow.
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If India has to achieve exponential growth, it would have to be on the back of strong growth in the manufacturing sector.
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I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see London going from Spring to Summer and Autumn.
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I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar.
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The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.
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IA is something that is proceeding very naturally, in most cases not even recognized by its developers for what it is.
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I wish all high schools could offer students the outside activities that were available at the old Harrison High on Chicago's West Side in the late '20s. They enabled me to become part of a school newspaper, drama group, football team and student government.
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Governments have monopolies on certain things, like eminent domain and deadly force.
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Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.
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I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms.
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You have this enormous network and no one knows what's out there.
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I can't say this enough, I'm totally comfortable with my body. I like my body, I don't think it's a bad thing, I think I have a nice body, I'm happy with it.
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Everybody wants to solve everybody's problems.
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I know I'm fat and I know my hair is straight, but I can sing.
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The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
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I don't come from a well-off family. We're very middle-class, lower-middle-class, so that's something I cherish.
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The only way for peace between the races is a separation of the races.
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Selling out isn't selling out anymore. It's getting the brass ring.
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We never really set out to talk about California on the album ['California'], it was something that we noticed that was happening about three-quarters of the way through the recording process. We were looking at which songs we thought would make the record and we realised that there was this theme coming through. I think it's just a product of being in California for as long as I have.
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I argue that once it became clear that the most important function of the CEO was to develop and enact the corporate strategy, that often had the effect of distancing him from people below him in the organization. It also encouraged the idea that if a CEO were a great strategist for a company in one industry, he would probably be a great strategist in another industry. And that usually hasn't proved to be the case.
