David Packard
United States
7 Sep 1912 // 26 Mar 1996
Businessman
7 Sep 1912 // 26 Mar 1996
Businessman
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The open bins and store rooms were symbols of trust, a trust that is central to the way HP does business.
The HP Way (1995)
I've often thought that after you get organized, you ought to throw away the organization chart.
The Nation's Business (1974)
You establish some objectives for them, provide some incentive, and try not to direct the detailed way in which they do their work.
The HP Way (1995)
Take risks. Ask big questions. Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes, you're not reaching far enough.
The driving force for the development of new products is not technology, not money, but the imagination of people.
The HP Way (1995)
Overhead is something that creeps in. It's not something that overtakes you overnight.
The HP Way (1995)
Anyone can build market share and, if you set your prices low enough, you can get the whole damn market.
The HP Way (1995)
Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing department.
A company has a greater responsibility than making money for its stockholders. We have a responsibility to our employees to recognize their dignity as human beings.
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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