Alfred P. Sloan

Businessman

1875-05-23 – 1966-02-17

Alfred P. Sloan was an American business executive who led General Motors through a major period of growth and organizational transformation. His management approach and industrial strategy had lasting influence on modern corporate practice. He was born on May 23, 1875, and died on February 17, 1966.

Quotes by Alfred P. Sloan

The greatest real thrill that life offers is to create, to construct, to develop something useful. Too often we fail to recognize and pay tribute to the creative spirit. It is that spirit that creates our jobs.
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There has to be this pioneer, the individual who has the courage, the ambition to overcome the obstacles that always develop when one tries to do something worthwhile, especially when it is new and different.
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