Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.

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Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody...

Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody...

Facts from paper are not the same as facts from people. The reliability of the...

Facts from paper are not the same as facts from people. The reliability of the...

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises...

It is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises...

We must not be hampered by yesterday's myths in concentrating on today's needs.

We must not be hampered by yesterday's myths in concentrating on today's needs.

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything...

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything...

A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are...

A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are...

Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.

Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.

The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly...

The worst disease which can afflict business executives in their work is not, as popularly...

You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.

You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.

Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non performance can always be explained away.

Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non performance can always be explained away.

Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented.

Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented.

Performance is your reality. Forget everything else.

Performance is your reality. Forget everything else.

I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of...

I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of...

I think it is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are...

I think it is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are...

Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.

Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.

Management must manage!

Management must manage!

Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.

Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.

It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.

It is much more difficult to measure nonperformance than performance.

You can know a person by the kind of desk he keeps. If the president...

You can know a person by the kind of desk he keeps. If the president...

The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication.

The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication.