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It's not the bulls and bears you need to avoid -- it's the bum steers.
It's not the bulls and bears you need to avoid -- it's the bum steers.
No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his work.
No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his work.
If you have to forecast, forecast often.
If you have to forecast, forecast often.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
A computer will not make a good manager out of a bad manager. It makes a good manager better faster read more
A computer will not make a good manager out of a bad manager. It makes a good manager better faster and a bad manager worse faster.
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.
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.
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.
Every day is a gift- even if it sucks.
Every day is a gift- even if it sucks.