A Goal Without A Method Is Nonsense.

Managers Don't Like Giving Appraisals, And Employees Don't Like Getting Them. Perhaps They're Not Liked Because Both Parties Suspect What The Evidence Has Proved For Decades: Traditional Performance Appraisals Don't Work.

When Asked What Single Event Was Most Helpful In Developing The Theory Of Relativity, Albert Einstein Replied, "figuring Out How To Think About The Problem".

You Can Expect What You Inspect.

Scientific Data Are Not Taken For Museum Purposes; They Are Taken As A Basis For Doing Something. If Nothing Is To Be Done With The Data, Then There Is No Use In Collecting Any. The Ultimate Purpose Of Taking Data Is To Provide A Basis For Action Or A Recommendation For Action. The Step Intermediate Between The Collection Of Data And The Action Is Prediction.

Competition Should Not Be For A Share Of The Market-but To Expand The Market.