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The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems read more
The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems his managers can solve, and never to act on problems when he is explicitly reviewing status. I once knew a boss who invariably picked up the phone to give orders before the end of the first paragraph in a status report. That response is guaranteed to squelch full disclosure.
I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.
The financial climate is the worst it's been in 25 years.
The financial climate is the worst it's been in 25 years.
In the midst of life we are in debt.
In the midst of life we are in debt.
He that is rich is wise.
He that is rich is wise.
If you have to forecast, forecast often.
If you have to forecast, forecast often.
The rich adopt novelties and become accustomed to their use. This sets a fashion which others imitate. Once the richer read more
The rich adopt novelties and become accustomed to their use. This sets a fashion which others imitate. Once the richer classes have adopted a certain way of living, producers have an incentive to improve the methods of manufacture so that soon it is possible for the poorer classes to follow suit. Thus luxury furthers progress. Innovation "is the whim of an elite before it becomes a need of the public. The luxury today is the necessity of tomorrow." Luxury is the roadmaker of progress: it develops latent needs and makes people discontented. In so far as they think consistently, moralists who condemn luxury must recommend the comparatively desireless existence of the wild life roaming in the woods as the ultimate ideal of civilized life.
My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
