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Management Quotes by Russell L. Ackoff
- A problem never exists in isolation; it is surrounded by other problems in space and time. The more of the context of a problem that…
- It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right.
- Successful problem solving requires finding the right solution to the right problem. We fail more often because we solve the wrong problem than because we…
- Managers are not confronted with problems that are independent of each other, but with dynamic situations that consist of complex systems of changing problems that…
- Most corporate mission statements are worthless. They consist largely of pious platitudes such as: "We will hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism and…
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- Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we… — Aristotle
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- If a sufficient number of management layers are superimposed on top of each other, it can be assured that disaster is not… — Norman Ralph Augustine
- Nostalgia is a seductive liar. — George Ball
- Events that are predestined require but little management. They manage themselves. They slip into place while we sleep, and suddenly we are… — Amelia Barr
- The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of… — Dave Barry
- A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours. — Milton Berle
- Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret. — Ambrose Bierce
- Corporation: An ingenious device for obtaining profit without individual responsibility. — Ambrose Bierce
- The ability to perceive or think differently is more important than the knowledge gained. — David Bohm
- Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others… — David Bohm
- Theatre director: a person engaged by the management to conceal the fact that the players cannot act. — James Agate