Thomas J. Watson
Thomas John Watson Sr. was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956.
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"Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself."
"A man is known by the company he keeps. A company is known by the men it keeps."
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