Successful enterprises are built from the ground up. You can't assemble them with a bunch of acquisitions.
Tags: successful, up, ground, you

Other Quotes by "Louis V. Gerstner, Jr."

The real mechanism for corporate governance is the active involvement of the owners.
Tags: governance, corporate, involvement, active, real
Watch the turtle. He only moves forward by sticking his neck out.
Tags: out, he, forward, only
Quite frankly, I am not very comfortable in chitchat. When I go to board meetings, I arrive two minutes before and leave when it's over. I don't stay for lunch or go early and have coffee.
Tags: lunch, go, i-am, coffee
Our military should be trained and structured around missions, not the elements of air, water, and land.
Tags: land, air, military, water
I'm leery of legislative solutions to what is morality.
Tags: solutions, morality
View More by "Louis V. Gerstner, Jr."