The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green. 644
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later. 2.49K
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, ‘Make me feel important.’ Never forget this message when working with people. 699
A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships. 682
An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today. 2.69K
Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done. 727
There is no time for cut-and-dried monotony. There is time for work. And time for love. That leaves no other time! 912
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. 959
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail. 729
