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Gauss replied, when asked how soon he expected to reach certain mathematical conclusions, that he had them long ago, all he was worrying about was how to reach them!

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Henry Mintzberg

No generalizing beyond the data, no theory. No theory, no insight. And if no insight, why do research.

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Empowerment is what managers do to people. Engagement is what managers do with people.

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Never set out to be the best. It's too low a standard. Set out to be good. Do Your best.

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Organizations should be built and managers should be functioning so people can be naturally empowered. If someone's doing their job, if someone's working in one of your warehouses, say, they should know their job better than anybody. They don't need to be 'empowered,' but encouraged and left alone to be able to do what they know best.

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Corporations are economic entities, to be sure, but they are also social institutions that must justify their existence by their overall contribution to society.

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Basically, managing is about influencing action. Managing is about helping organizations and units to get things done, which means action. Sometimes, managers manage actions directly. They fight fires. They manage projects. They negotiate contracts.

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