Quotes

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 417

Observers are less cognitively busy and more open to information than actors.

Thinking, Fast and Slow, Page 418

Whatever else is produced, an organization is a factor that manufactures judgments and decisions.

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 418

…business leaders seen as possessing charisma have almost invariably been known to have achieved outstanding business results.

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 418

…there is no difference between the qualities that are important for truly effective business leadership and the qualities that are typically used to describe a charismatic leader.

The Effective Executive, Page 418

Executives also owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in important jobs.

Management, Page 419

The tough question with respect to information activities is which of them belong together and which should be kept apart.

The Enthusiastic Employee, Page 420

…the organization-centered leader… understands that his value is multiplied many times over because of the contributions of others.

Management, Page 420

…an activity that does not… have any relationship to results… is an activity that should be outsourced.

Management, Page 420

There is one overall rule: activities that make the same kind of contribution can be combined in one component under one management, whatever their technical specialization.

Management, Page 422

A decision should always be made at the lowest possible level and as close to the scene of action as possible.