Management is a far more homely business than its would be scientists suggest, more closely allied to cookery than any other human activity. Like cooking, it rests on a degree of organisation and on adequate resources. But just as no two chefs run their kitchens the same way, so no two managements are the same.

No talent in management is worth more than the ability to master facts-not just any facts, but the ones that provide the best answers.

Management capability is always less than the organization actually needs.

All good management is the expression of one great idea

Here lies one of the world's rare generalized TINAs. There Is No Alternative to creativity and innovation: these days, obscurantism and conservatism will do for you every time.

The first myth of management is that it exists.

Most people don't manage to the utmost of their ability because they don't want to.