Never Set Out To Be

An Unsuccessful Manager Blames Failure On His Obligations; The Effective Manager Turns Them To His Own Advantage. A Speech Is A Chance To Lobby...a Visit To An Important Customer A Chance To Extract Trade Information.

My Feeling About Executive Bonuses Is That Any Candidate For A Chief Executive Job Who Even Raises The Issue Of Bonuses Should Be Dismissed Out Of Hand.

Most Of The Time, Strategies Should Not Be Formulating Strategy At All; They Should Be Getting On With Implementing Strategies They Already Have.

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.

It Is Time To Recognize Conventional Mba Programs For What They Are - Or Else To Close Them Down. They Are Specialized Training In The Functions Of Business, Not General Educating In The Practice Of Management.