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.

Management capability is always less than the organization actually needs.

No executive devotes effort to proving himself wrong.

Successful innovation has consistently proved to be fluid and flexible, fast and furious - that is, passionate.

The first myth of management is that it exists.

Think before you act: it's not your money.

Without the right attitude, a business with everything going for it will fail.