Reported by Donna Fenn

Quote Of The Month;

 

"I've heard it said that the main job of the CEO is to manage the values of the organization. Boy, that becomes more and more apparent the larger you get. You see that the integrity of your company means everything. The world you operate in just isn't that big, and word travels fast."

-- Marvin Chell, founder and chairman of Viking Engineering & Development Inc., in Fridley, Minn., who has seen his company grow from $375,000 in 1976 to $11 million this year, becoming the nation's leading manufacturer of pallet-making machines