Success is an individual proposition.
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To the salesmen, Watson preached individuality and conservatism at the same time Some men think that personality can be acquired by wearing unusual clothes or by saying something unusual. That is where many young men are wrong. Present your proposition in your own natural way, always keeping your personality behind your product.Thomas J. Watson
A message sent to all members of the American Sales Organization at the opening of the IBM Election Prize Contest, September 1, 1932. In every walk of life, the highest places and the greatest rewards go to those who have the courage to attempt and ability to achieve big things. That is true in science. It is true in government. It is true in business. And it is true in this organization. IBM leaders in the past have proved their worth by performance, just as they will in this sales campaign.
Thomas J. Watson
He would say over and over again that the company was not merely a business, but 'an institution that will go on forever.'
Thomas J. Watson
Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new.
Thomas J. Watson
We are all trying to learn how to do a better job.
Thomas J. Watson
Watson's motto at the first CTR conventions Your company is your friend. That is my hope and aim and ambition.
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