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> [If I have to tell a guy he's got something to do, I consider myself a failure as a manager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-redington-hewlett/if-i-have-to-tell-a-guy-he-s-got-something-to-do-i-consider-myself-a/)

[William Redington Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-redington-hewlett/)

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## More by William Redington Hewlett

> [If you don't fail on a regular basis, you are not trying hard enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-redington-hewlett/if-you-don-t-fail-on-a-regular-basis-you-are-not-trying-hard-enough/)

[William Redington Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-redington-hewlett/)

> [If I have to tell a guy he's got something to do, I consider myself a failure as a manager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-redington-hewlett/if-i-have-to-tell-a-guy-he-s-got-something-to-do-i-consider-myself-a/)

[William Redington Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-redington-hewlett/)

> [Creativity is an area in which younger people have a tremendous advantage, since they have an endearing habit of always questioning past wisdom and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-redington-hewlett/creativity-is-an-area-in-which-younger-people-have-a-tremendous/)

[William Redington Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-redington-hewlett/)

> [Managers have traditionally developed the skills in finance, planning, marketing and production techniques. Too often the relations with their people have been assigned a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-redington-hewlett/managers-have-traditionally-developed-the-skills-in-finance-planning/)

[William Redington Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-redington-hewlett/)

> [Problems, however, are rarely solved on the spur of the moment. They must be organized and dissected, then key issues isolated and defined. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-redington-hewlett/problems-however-are-rarely-solved-on-the-spur-of-the-moment-they/)

[William Redington Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-redington-hewlett/)

> [Creative people have an abiding curiosity and an insatiable desire to learn how and why things work. They take nothing for granted. They are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-redington-hewlett/creative-people-have-an-abiding-curiosity-and-an-insatiable-desire-to/)

[William Redington Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-redington-hewlett/)

> [There is a time and a place for creativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-redington-hewlett/there-is-a-time-and-a-place-for-creativity/)

[William Redington Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-redington-hewlett/)

> [The job of a manager is to support his or her staff, not vice versa, and that begins by being among them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-redington-hewlett/the-job-of-a-manager-is-to-support-his-or-her-staff-not-vice-versa/)

[William Redington Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-redington-hewlett/)

> [We felt that the employees would take a greater interest in work if they felt they were part of the company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-redington-hewlett/we-felt-that-the-employees-would-take-a-greater-interest-in-work-if/)

[William Redington Hewlett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-redington-hewlett/)

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