“Thinking is very hard work. And management fashions are a wonderful substitute for thinking.” — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Your most important task as a leader is to teach people how to think and ask the right questions so that the… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Career success depends on people's educational credentials, their length of service (job tenure), unfortunately it is still the case on their race,… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
I don't think eliminating the knowing-doing gap depends on the amount of knowledge around. It depends much more on people's attitudes and… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
People will envy you to the extent that you start out with a group of people and you rise up the organization… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Almost no one as I think most leadership books are a joke. They are, as I note in Leadership BS, frequently based… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
I do not think anyone who ever saw Lyndon Johnson give a speech would call him charismatic, even though he was one… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
To paraphrase the late management thinker and writer, Peter Drucker, thinking is hard work, which is why so few people (including actually… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Today, if the CEO thinks it's a good idea, it's done everywhere; if the CEO thinks it's a bad idea, it's done… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Consider the many financial industry executives who walked away with many millions as their organizations failed - I think the expression is… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
We now live in an era of the permanent campaign - all marketing and messaging all the time. We clearly live in… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Trust is about keeping commitments, but in many instances, circumstances change and organizations therefore shed commitments, things such as retiree medical benefits, pension obligations,… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
Business school graduates from the best schools earn large salaries and frequently rise to positions of great power. It would be nice if they… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
The individual attributes of warmth and competence are often perceived to be negatively correlated. That doesn't mean they actually are, but that's how people… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
Today, if the CEO thinks it's a good idea, it's done everywhere; if the CEO thinks it's a bad idea, it's done nowhere. We… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
Almost no one as I think most leadership books are a joke. They are, as I note in Leadership BS, frequently based on wishes… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
Authenticity seems like sort of a joke. Actually I believe it was the late comedian George Burns who said, "if you can fake sincerity,… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
Everyone faces defeats, setbacks, reversals of fortune. But just like water wearing away rock, persistence triumphs. Resilience is one of the most important qualities… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
Many companies believe incentives, financial incentives, are the answer to every problem or issue. But people are motivated by much more than money. In… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
Leaders are not modest, and more importantly, the extensive social science research on narcissism, self-promotion, and similar constructs shows that these qualities and behaviors… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
I completely reject the idea that working adults need to be treated like infants or worse and not told the realities, harsh or not,… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
The stories leaders and others tell, few of which are true, are a lousy foundation on which to base any sort of science, and… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
“(like the BMW mechanic who handed Robert Sutton a survey and pleaded for a five on a five-point scale, because otherwise he would get… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
Typical pay increases are not enough to motivate employees, but they are enough to irritate them. … Even when companies create seemingly significant pay… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share
