Quotes

The Effective Executive, Page 2116

…as every executive knows, nothing ever goes right.

The Effective Executive, Page 2116

The unexpected always happens—the unexpected is indeed the only thing one can confidently expect.

The Effective Executive, Page 2119

Effective executives do not race. They set an easy pace but keep going steadily.

The Effective Executive, Page 2130

Executives, whether they like it or not, are forever bailing out the past. This is inevitable.

The Effective Executive, Page 2138

Yesterday’s successes, however, always linger on long beyond their productive life.

The Effective Executive, Page 2159

The assumption should rather be that all programs outlive their usefulness fast and should be scrapped unless proven productive and necessary.

The Effective Executive, Page 2171

…the effective executive will slough off an old activity before he starts on a new one.

The Effective Executive, Page 2173

Social organizations need to stay lean and muscular as much as biological organisms.

The Effective Executive, Page 2174

…as every executive has learned, nothing new is easy. It always gets into trouble.

The Effective Executive, Page 2188

…few organizations ever get going on their own good ideas.