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Failure to go out and look at actual results is the leading reason for persisting in a course of action long after it has ceased to be appropriate or even rational.

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Because controls have such an impact, it is important that we select not only the right ones but also the appropriate ones, to enable controls to give right vision and to become the ground for effective action.

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…only individual knowledge workers can decide how to organize their information so that it becomes their key to effective action.

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…managers must focus on the resulting information and take action. For the purpose of information is not knowledge. It is being able to take the right action.

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The people responsible for an existing business will… always be tempted to postpone action on anything new, entrepreneurial, or innovative until it is too late.

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A decision should always be made at the lowest possible level and as close to the scene of action as possible.

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With technological advances placing a premium on interactions and relationships, the skills that make us human are increasingly important to master.

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Breaks are not a distraction – they’re a chance to reset attention and incubate ideas.

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Once focused on our wants our thoughts can never be at peace, because wants can never be satisfied; not even a billionaire will ever have everything.

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The way to determine your essential metrics is to identify the actions that correlate most directly to users experiencing the core value of your product…

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