Lee Iacocca
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Lee Iacocca

Born
October 15, 1924 (1924-10-15) (age 83)Allentown, Pennsylvania
Occupation
Philanthropist,former Chrysler CEO,former Ford President
Websitehttp://www.leeiacocca.com/http://www.iacoccafoundation.org/
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (born October 15, 1924) is an American businessman most commonly known for his revival of the Chrysler Corporation in the 1980s,[1] serving as President and CEO from 1978 and additionally as chairman from 1979, until his retirement at the end of 1992. Among the most widely recognized businessmen in the world, he was a passionate advocate of U.S. business exports during the 1980s. He is the author or co-author of several books, including Iacocca: An Autobiography (with William Novak), and Where have all the Leaders Gone?
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1 Early life
2 Career at Ford
3 Career at Chrysler
4 Other work and activities
4.1 University support
5 "Return" to Chrysler
6 In popular culture
7 Notes
8 Bibliography
8.1 Works by
8.2 Works about
9 External links
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Lee Iacocca (1924 - ) US automobile businessman [more author details]
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Management is nothing more than motivating other people.
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People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.
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The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.
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The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.
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There ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got raw deals. You've got to say, 'I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it.'
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