Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

Businessman

1942-03-01

Quotes by Louis V. Gerstner, Jr.

• Reorganization to me is shuffling boxes, moving boxes around. Transformation means that you're really fundamentally changing the way the organization thinks, the way it responds, the way it leads. It's a lot more than just playing with boxes.

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• Watch the turtle. He only moves forward by sticking his neck out.

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• Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding.

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• The value that some analysts put on revenue vs. what they put on profit is out of whack. If you can grow real cash earnings, that's 80% of what you ought to do, and the revenue component is 20%.

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