Do not believe that it is very much of an advance to do the unnecessary three times as fast.
On computers
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.
My greatest strength as a consultant is to be ignorant and ask a few questions.
Wherever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision.
The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.
Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.
Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.
Sometimes quoted as "Management" and "Leadership"; also attrib. Warren Bennis
The understanding that underlies the right decision grows out of the clash and conflict of opinions and out of the serious consideration of competing alternatives.
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