Samuel J. Palmisano Quotes

United States, Business Executive
July 29, 1951

Samuel J. Palmisano (born July 29, 1951) was president and chief executive officer of IBM until January 2012. He also served as Chairman of the company until October 1, 2012.

Also known as Computer Scientist

If we overregulate, over control, impose too many burdens and too much bureaucracy - or if we do it across the board, without taking into account the differences among businesses and their relative impact on society - that could make people risk-averse and dampen the entrepreneurial spirit.

Samuel J. Palmisano
- People
- Society
- Control
IBM isn't investing billions of dollars every year into research and development - and winning more patents than our top 10 competitors combined for more than a decade - as an academic exercise. But research is now being driven much more by what people need rather than just by what is possible.

Samuel J. Palmisano
- People
- Winning
- Exercise

Smarter is always the answer.

Samuel J. Palmisano
- Always
- Answer
- Smarter
Tech never comes back the same.

Samuel J. Palmisano
- Never
- Same
- Back
Enterprise is hard work. You have to integrate the client with the optimized systems of all the servers and software.

Samuel J. Palmisano
- Work
- Hard Work
- Software
From now on, the technology companies that succeed will be those that have developed skills at listening and a sophisticated understanding of their customers' industries.

Samuel J. Palmisano
I think everybody at IBM knows the early 1990s disaster, and it's in our fabric that you cannot miss the ship.

Samuel J. Palmisano
- Think
- Disaster
- Ship