Quotes

The Effective Executive, Page 1041

…one cannot even think of managing one’s time unless one first knows where it goes.

The Effective Executive, Page 1058

Time-use does improve with practice. But only constant efforts at managing time can prevent drifting.

The Effective Executive, Page 1067

…all one has to do is to learn to say “no” if an activity contributes nothing to one’s own organization, to oneself, or to the organization for which it is to be performed.

The Effective Executive, Page 1125

We usually tend to overrate rather than underrate our importance and to conclude that far too many things can only be done by ourselves.

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.