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The Effective Executive, Page 1390

An organization… has to provide today the men who can run it tomorrow. It has to renew its human capital. It should steadily upgrade its human resources.


The Effective Executive, Page 1396

People adjust to the level of the demands made on them.


The Effective Executive, Page 1397

The executive who sets his sights on contribution raises the sights and standards of everyone with whom he works.


The Effective Executive, Page 1409

Commitment to contribution is commitment to responsible effectiveness.


The Effective Executive, Page 1455

…the higher the position an executive holds, the larger will the outside loom in his contribution.


The Effective Executive, Page 1540

…objectives set by subordinates for themselves are almost never what the superior thought they should be.


The Effective Executive, Page 1562

The typical institution of today has an organization problem for which traditional concepts and theories are totally inadequate.


The Effective Executive, Page 1587

People in general, and knowledge workers in particular, grow according to the demands they make on themselves.


The Effective Executive, Page 1636

Whoever tries to place a man or staff an organization to avoid weakness will end up at best with mediocrity.


The Effective Executive, Page 1639

Strong people always have strong weaknesses too. Where there are peaks, there are valleys.