The race for Quality has no finish line - so technically, it's more like a death march. Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

One can either work or meet. One cannot do both at the same time.

One has to make a decision when a condition is likely to degenerate if nothing is done.

Unless the power of the corporation can be organized on an accepted principle of legitimacy, it will be taken over by a Central government

Management and entrepreneurship are only two different dimensions of the same task. An entrepreneur who does not learn how to manage will not last long. A management that does not learn to innovate will not last long.

Innovative efforts should never report to line managers charged with responsibility for ongoing operations. The new project is an infant and will remain one for the foreseeable future, and infants belong in the nursery. The 'adults', that is, the executives in charge of existing businesses or products will have neither the time nor understanding for the infant.

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.