Consultants are people who borrow your watch and tell you what time it is, and then walk off with the watch.

Consultants are people who borrow your watch and tell you what time it is, and then walk off with the watch.

Make every decision as if you owned the company.

If you have to have a policy manual, publish the 'Ten Commandments.'

Due to budget cutbacks, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off.

We know there is a problem with communication but we are not going to discuss it in front of the entire staff.

Compromise is usually bad. It should be a last resort. If two departments or divisions have a problem they can't solve and it comes up to you, listen to both sides and then pick one or the other. This places solid accountability on the winner to make it work. Condition your people to avoid compromise.