Strategic Planning Is Not Strategic Thinking. Indeed,

We're All Flawed, But Basically, Effective Managers Are People Whose Flaws Are Not Fatal Under The Circumstances. Maybe The Best Managers Are Simply Ordinary, Healthy People Who Aren't Too Screwed Up.

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.

Strategy-making Is An Immensely Complex Process Involving The Most Sophisticated, Subtle, And At Times Subconscious Of Human Cognitive And Social Processes.

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.

The Prime Occupational Hazard Of A Manager Is Superficiality.