The highest art of professional management requires the literal ability to 'smell' a 'real fact' from all others.

The highest art of professional management requires the literal ability to 'smell' a 'real fact' from all others.

The professional's grasp of the numbers is a measure of the control he has over the events that the figures represent.

Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away.

It is much more difficult to measure non-performance than performance. Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non-performance can almost always be explained away

In a good meeting there is a momentum that comes from the spontaneous exchange of fresh ideas and produces extraordinary results. That momentum depends on the freedom permitted the participants.

In the business world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes, governed by self interest.