“Good management is the lifeblood of the healthy corporate body. Getting rid of it to save cost is like losing weight by giving blood.”

“Any vigorous competition will entail at least two elements: offense and defense. Offense is the effort you put into scoring against your opponents, and defense is the effort you apply to stop them ...”

“If the essential task of middle managers is reinvention, when is that task to be carried out? The answer is, during time that is not used up directing day-to-day business. The fact that managers ha...”

“There is no such thing as "healthy" competition within a knowledge organization; all internal competition is destructive. The nature of our work is that it cannot be done by any single person in is...”

“Managers who inspire extraordinary loyalty from their people tend to be highly charismatic, humorous, good-looking, and tall. So, by all means, strive to be those things. If you don't feel able to ...”

“When stress is the problem, slack is the solution.”

“In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.”

“My soul, sir? I haven't got one. The management doesn't allow them.”

“Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.”