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The Effective Executive:
Decisions of the kind the executive has to make are not made well by acclamation.
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2823 |
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The Effective Executive:
The first rule in decision-making is that one does not make a decision unless there is disagreement.
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2825 |
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The Effective Executive:
The effective decision-maker… organizes disagreement.
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2906 |
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The Effective Executive:
One alternative is always the alternative of doing nothing.
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2936 |
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The Effective Executive:
If we do not act, in other words, we will in all probability survive. But if we do act, we may be better off.
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2963 |
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The Effective Executive:
…the effective decision-maker either acts or he doesn’t act. He does not take half-action.
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2970 |
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The Effective Executive:
…there is no inherent reason why decisions should be distasteful—but most effective ones are.
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2977 |
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The Effective Executive:
Just because something is difficult, disagreeable, or frightening is no reason for not doing it if it is right.
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2986 |
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The Effective Executive:
Executives are not paid for doing things they like to do. They are paid for getting the right things done…
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2993 |
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The Effective Executive:
The strength of the computer lies in its being a logic machine… It also makes it a total moron; for logic is essentially stupid.
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3006 |
