Mark McCormack Quotes

• You don't have to reinvent the wheel, just attach it to a new wagon.

  Mark McCormack

  Wheels, Wagons

  Mark H. McCormack (1989). “What they still don't teach you at Harvard Business School”, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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• All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business with a friend.

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  Funny, Friendship, Business

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• The best people know that there are two phases in every crisis: the one where you manage it and the other where you learn from it. To succeed you have to do both

  Mark McCormack

  Learning, Two, People

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• If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.

  Mark McCormack

  Reading, School, Gone

  Mark H. McCormack (2016). “What They Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School”, p.9, Profile Books

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• If you aren't afraid to fail, then you probably don't care enough about success.

  Mark McCormack

  Care, Failing, Enough

  Mark H. McCormack (2016). “What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-smart Executive”, p.87, Bantam

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• People don't plan to fail. They fail to plan.

  Mark McCormack

  People, Failing, Plans

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• Commit yourself to quality from day one ... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly.

  Mark McCormack

  Inspirational, Quality, Commit

  Mark H. McCormack (1990). “What They Still Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School”, Bantam

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• In our business, the windows of opportunity open and close with dazzling rapidity...I constantly have to remind people to seize the moment.

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  Opportunity, People, Window

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• Talk less-you will automatically learn more, hear more, see more-and make fewer blunders.

  Mark McCormack

  Blunders, Fewer

  Mark H. McCormack (2016). “What They Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School”, p.25, Profile Books

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• Every discussion in a meeting has a diminishing curve of interest. The longer the discussion goes on, the fewer people will be interested in it.

  Mark McCormack

  Curves, People, Goes On

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• Round numbers beg to be negotiated, usually by counteroffer round numbers. Odd numbers sound harder, firmer, less negotiable.

  Mark McCormack

  Numbers, Sound, Odd

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• Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters.

  Mark McCormack

  Wrestling, Tasks, Matter

  Mark H. McCormack (1990). “What They Still Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School”, Bantam

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• The mental game of business is understanding this Paradox: the better you think you are doing, the greater should be your cause for concern: the more self-satisfied you are with your accomplishments, your past achievements, your 'right moves', the less you should be.

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  Moving, Past, Thinking

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• Fear of failure is at least as common as the desire for success. In fact, if harnessed properly, it can be the energy that drives the wheel.

  Mark McCormack

  Failure, Desire, Energy

  Mark H. McCormack (2016). “What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-smart Executive”, p.245, Bantam

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• Today, if someone showed me a five-year plan, I'd toss out the pages detailing Years Three, Four and Five as pure fantasy Anyone who thinks he or she can evaluate business conditions five years from now, flunks.

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  Inspirational, Thinking, Years

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• Short-term can be terminal.

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  Business, Finance, Profit

  Mark H. McCormack (2016). “What They Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School: Notes from a Street-smart Executive”, p.164, Bantam

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• Anger can be an effective negotiating tool, but only as a calculated act, never as a reaction.

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  Inspirational, Tools, Negotiation

  Mark H. McCormack (2016). “What They Don't Teach You At Harvard Business School”, p.117, Profile Books

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• If new ideas are the lifeblood of any thriving organisation-and, trust me, they are-managers must learn to revere, not merely tolerate, the people who come up with those ideas.

  Mark McCormack

  Ideas, People, Trust Me

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• I am convinced that most companies don't maximize their barter possibilities. Instead of aggressively reducing costs by trading their services with those of their suppliers, they seem content to pay top dollar for everything.

  Mark McCormack

  Business, Pay, Dollars

  Mark H. McCormack (1990). “What They Still Don't Teach You at Harvard Business School”, Bantam

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• People retire to do what I do every day.

  Mark McCormack

  People, Retiring

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• There are five top superstars in golf, 20 great stars, and 30 good ones. The rest should go and get jobs.

  Mark McCormack

  Jobs, Stars, Golf

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• To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer in the spirit of Bill Gates.

  Mark McCormack

  Pioneers, Pioneer Spirit, Bills

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