Don't hire a master to paint you a masterpiece and then assign a roomful of schoolboy artists to look over his shoulder and make suggestions.

It's a poor bureaucrat who can't stall a good idea until even its sponsor is relieved to see it dead and officially buried.

Getting there isn't half the fun - it's all the fun.

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

An idea's worth is directly proportional to the opposition created.

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

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