An Unsuccessful Manager Blames Failure On His

I Describe Management As Arts, Crafts And Science. It Is A Practice That Draws On Arts, Craft And Science And There Is A Lot Of Craft - Meaning Experience - There Is A Certain Amount Of Craft Meaning Insight, Creativity And Vision, And There Is The Use Of Science, Technique Or Analysis.

This Obsession With Leadership... It's Not Neutral; It's American, This Idea Of The Heroic Leader Who Comes In On A White Horse To Save The Day. I Think It's Killing American Companies.

No Job Is More Vital To Our Society Than That Of The Manager. It Is The Manager Who Determines Whether Our Social Institutions Serve Us Well Or Whether They Squander Our Talents And Resources.

Data Don't Generate Theory - Only Researchers Do That.

Everyone Is Against Micro Managing But Macro Managing Means You're Working At The Big Picture But Don't Know The Details.