All too often we say of a man doing a good job that he is indispensable. A flattering canard, as so many disillusioned and retired and fired have discovered when the world seems to keep on turning without them. In business, a man can come nearest to indispensability by being dispensable in his current job. How can a man move up to new responsibilities if he is the only one able to handle his present tasks? It matters not how small or large the job you now have, if you have trained no one to do it as well, you're not available; you've made your promotion difficult if not impossible.

No one ever dies wishing they'd spent more time at the office.

Retirement kills more people than hard work ever did.

Those who act as if they know more than their boss seldom do.

An inadequate chief executive officer's time at the top is always too long no matter how short.

If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues initials on them and pass them along. When in doubt, route.

When you don't want something enough to make the effort, making an effort is a waste.