Reliable office staff come in the shape of mature married women working from 9.30!.30 (inside school hours) during which they read more

Reliable office staff come in the shape of mature married women working from 9.30!.30 (inside school hours) during which they will do more than the 9-5ers.

Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.

Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.

...it is solely bigness in business which makes it possible to supply the masses with all those products the present-day read more

...it is solely bigness in business which makes it possible to supply the masses with all those products the present-day American common man does not want to do without. Luxury goods for the few can be produced in small shops. Luxury goods for the many require big business.

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.

Make sure you want it enough.

Make sure you want it enough.

Don't buy the house, buy the neighborhood.

Don't buy the house, buy the neighborhood.

Only positive consequences encourage good future performances.

Only positive consequences encourage good future performances.

In the midst of life we are in debt.

In the midst of life we are in debt.

Business is a means- the only means- to increase the quantity of goods available for preserving life and rendering it read more

Business is a means- the only means- to increase the quantity of goods available for preserving life and rendering it more agreeable.