Quotes

The Effective Executive, Page 2220

Most executives have learned that what one postpones, one actually abandons.

The Effective Executive, Page 2253

…studies of research scientists have shown that achievement depends less on ability in doing research than on the courage to go after opportunity.

The Effective Executive, Page 2277

Effective executives do not make a great many decisions. They concentrate on the important ones.

The Effective Executive, Page 2425

The generic always has to be answered through a rule, a principle.

The Effective Executive, Page 2541

A decision, to be effective, needs to satisfy the boundary conditions. It needs to be adequate to its purpose.

The Effective Executive, Page 2594

The trouble with miracles is not, after all, that they happen rarely; it is that one cannot rely on them.

The Effective Executive, Page 2733

To go and look for oneself is also the best, if not the only, way to test whether the assumptions on which a decision had been made are still valid or whether they are becoming obsolete and need to be thought through again.

The Effective Executive, Page 2735

…one always has to expect the assumptions to become obsolete sooner or later. Reality never stands still very long.

The Effective Executive, Page 2779

The effective decision-maker assumes that the traditional measurement is not the right measurement.

The Effective Executive, Page 2781

The traditional measurement reflects yesterday’s decision.