Quotes

The Effective Executive, Page 1133

…much control one can exercise over one’s time if one really tries.

The Effective Executive, Page 1140

A crisis that recurs a second time is a crisis that must not occur again.

The Effective Executive, Page 1144

A recurrent crisis should always have been foreseen.

The Effective Executive, Page 1179

In a lean organization people have room to move without colliding with one another and can do their work without having to explain it all the time.

The Effective Executive, Page 1188

Meetings are by definition a concession to deficient organization for one either meets or one works. One cannot do both at the same time.

The Effective Executive, Page 1197

Meetings… need to be purposefully directed.

Reset, Page 1207

…recalibration – learning to shift your efforts toward more valuable pursuits – is the same thing as reducing waste.

The Effective Executive, Page 1276

The larger the organization, the more time will be needed just to keep the organization together and running, rather than to make it function and produce.

The Effective Executive, Page 1311

Time is the scarcest resource, and unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed.

The Effective Executive, Page 1323

The great majority of executives tend to focus downward. They are occupied with efforts rather than with results.