[ExI] [Extropolis] Re: self explanatory bill w

[William Flynn Wallace]

Stuart's post reminds me of a little book from way back:  The One Minute
Manager.  Worth a few bucks:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=two+minute+manager&crid=HBS9T2Z0OWR0&sprefix=two+minute+manager%2Caps%2C143&ref=nb_sb_noss_1
 (new version)

bill w

On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 6:30 PM Stuart LaForge <stuart.laforge at gmail.com>
wrote:

> This reminds me of the following quote by Frank Herbert.
>
> "The difference between a good administrator and a bad one is about five
> heartbeats. Good administrators make immediate choices. They usually can be
> made to work. A bad administrator, on the other hand, hesitates, diddles
> around, asks for committees, for research and reports. Eventually, he acts
> in ways which create serious problems. […] “A bad administrator is more
> concerned with reports than with decisions. He wants the hard record which
> he can display as an excuse for his errors. […] Oh, they depend on verbal
> orders. They never lie about what they’ve done if their verbal orders cause
> problems, and they surround themselves with people able to act wisely on
> the basis of verbal orders. Often, the most important piece of information
> is that something has gone wrong. Bad administrators hide their mistakes
> until it’s too late to make corrections."
>
> Stuart LaForge
>
> On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 9:10:37 AM UTC-7 fooz... at gmail.com
> wrote:
>
>> Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
>> <http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2023/09/19>
>> <http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2023/09/19>
>>
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