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The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems read more
The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems his managers can solve, and never to act on problems when he is explicitly reviewing status. I once knew a boss who invariably picked up the phone to give orders before the end of the first paragraph in a status report. That response is guaranteed to squelch full disclosure.
Bulls make money. Bears make money. Pigs get slaughtered.
Bulls make money. Bears make money. Pigs get slaughtered.
...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.
...the only means to well-being is to increase the quantity of products. This is what business aims at.
Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of read more
Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic body - the producers and consumers themselves.
A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.
A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.
It is almost as difficult to keep a first class person in a fourth class job, as it is to read more
It is almost as difficult to keep a first class person in a fourth class job, as it is to keep a fourth class person in a first class job.
Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax.
Nothing hurts more than having to pay an income tax, unless it is not having to pay an income tax.
The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication.
The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication.
He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass.
He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass.
