I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only de-motivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles

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Never base your budget requests on realistic assumptions, as this could lead to a decrease...

Never base your budget requests on realistic assumptions, as this could lead to a decrease...

You don't have to be a person of influence to be influential. In fact, the...

You don't have to be a person of influence to be influential. In fact, the...

The best things in life are silly.

The best things in life are silly.

As a rule, anything in a binder has very little value, except as building material.

As a rule, anything in a binder has very little value, except as building material.

The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten...

The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten...

Free will is an illusion. People always choose the perceived path of greatest pleasure.

Free will is an illusion. People always choose the perceived path of greatest pleasure.

You can change only what people know, not what they do.

You can change only what people know, not what they do.

If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask?...

If there are no stupid questions, then what kind of questions do stupid people ask?...

If a job's worth doing, it's too hard.

If a job's worth doing, it's too hard.

If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how...

If you have any trouble sounding condescending, find a Unix user to show you how...

The longer you work here, diverse it gets.

The longer you work here, diverse it gets.

Consultants have credibility because they are not dumb enough to work at your company

Consultants have credibility because they are not dumb enough to work at your company

Consultants have credibility because they are not dumb enough to work at your company.

Consultants have credibility because they are not dumb enough to work at your company.

Let's form proactive synergy restructuring teams.

Let's form proactive synergy restructuring teams.

The only risk of failure is promotion.

The only risk of failure is promotion.

All vendor demos are boring. It's the law, I think.

All vendor demos are boring. It's the law, I think.

You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.

You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he...

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he...

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity...

The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity...