Man must behave like a lighthouse; he must shine day and night for the goodness of everyman.
More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than at any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject.
We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn.
There is nothing worse than doing the wrong thing well.
An employer has no business with a man's personality. Employment is a specific contract calling for a specific performance. . . Any attempt to go beyond that is usurpation. It is immoral as well as an illegal intrusion of privacy. It is abuse of power. An employee owes no "loyalty," he owes no "love" and no "attitudes" - he owes performance and nothing else. . . . . The task is not to change personality, but to enable a person to achieve and to perform.
Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.
A man should never be appointed into a managerial position if his vision focuses on people's weaknesses rather than on their strengths.
Wine glasses, like fine wines, have always been a symbol of civilized living.
Even world class performers can benefit from walk breaks.
If my father were still writing essays, every full-grown 'girl' would probably be transformed into a'woman'.
You can understand why a system would seek information - but why in hell does it offer information? Why do we strive to be understood? Why is a refusal to accept communication so painful?