Quotes

Management, Page 266

The greatest advantage of management by objectives is perhaps that it makes it possible for managers to control their own performance. Self-control means stronger motivation: a desire to do the best rather than do just enough to get by.

Management, Page 266

…if new information technology is abused to impose control on managers from above, it will inflict incalculable harm by demoralizing management and by seriously lowering the effectiveness of managers.

Flawless Consulting, Page 266

If we can change the room, and the way we inhabit it, we can also change the institution and the way we inhabit it.

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 266

…the effectiveness of organizations and worker satisfaction require that, to the extent possible, there be clear and decisive direction from leadership…

Management, Page 267

Management by objectives and self-control assumes that people want to be responsible, want to contribute, want to achieve… we know that people tend to act as they are expected to act.

Mistakes Were Made (but not by me), Page 267

Once people commit themselves to an opinion… they become less able to accept information that is dissonant with their positions.

Flawless Consulting, Page 267

If we cannot say no, our yes has no meaning.

Why We Buy, Page 267

Traveling someplace new improves your processing skills. It helps sharpen the old tacks. It reminds you that no matter who you are, you’ll probably end up coping just fine.

Management, Page 267

…the first task of managers is to make effective the strengths of people. And this they can do only if they start out with the assumption that people – and especially managers and professional contributors – want to achieve.

The Art of the Start 2.0, Page 267

Entrepreneurship is not a sprint because it takes years to win. It’s not a marathon because there are multiple events. A decathlon is closer, but a decathlon is not a team sport. No sports analogy does entrepreneurship justice.