Quotes

Management, Page 003

Without the institution, there would be no management. But without management, there would be only a mob rather than an institution.

Quiet Leadership, Page 3

…the underlying functionality of our brain is one of finding associations, connections, and links between bits of information.

The Effective Manager, Page 3

When the ends justify the means for managers, bad things happen to the workers who report to them.

Empowered, Page 003

…trust grows whenever a working relationship is humanized.

Managing Up, Page 003

A bad or difficult boss is not an excuse for lack of effort on your part. It is your career that will suffer if you and your boss have a bad relationship.

Out of Our Minds, Page 003

A culture of creativity has to involve everybody, not just a select few.

Transformed, Page 003

…companies transform because they believe they need to be able to successfully take advantage of new opportunities that arise and effectively respond to serious threats.

Management, Page 004

Management is tasks. Management is discipline. But management is also people.

The Effective Manager, Page 4

Effectively managed modern organizations now measure retention in addition to results when they are evaluating a manager.

Empowered, Page 004

…it is not at all uncommon for the self-assessment to expose some significant differences with how the product manager assesses her own capabilities.