All organizations are at least 50 percent waste -- waste people, waste effort, waste space, and waste time.
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A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict he tries to keep it from wasting the energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong -- that's healthy.Robert Townsend
The artist must conceive with warmth yet execute with coolness.
Robert Townsend
Compromise is usually bad. It should be a last resort. If two departments or divisions have a problem they can't solve and it comes up to you, listen to both sides and then pick one or the other. This places solid accountability on the winner to make it work. Condition your people to avoid compromise.
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Cars that have been seriously damaged in one state can be wind up in another.
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If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot.
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Many ideas are good for a limited time -- not forever.
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