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a collection of quips:
MBO, MBE, MBWA, MBI, MANAGE BY CHRISTIAN ETHICS
Management by intimidation is self defeating.
Effective communication is essential for a business to survive.
For a business to be a business, it must be dictatorial (versus democratic).
Form follows function (if it don't work, it don't matter how pretty it is)
Skill, not Strength
ADAPT, IMPROVISE, INNOVATE, and OVERCOME.
The definition of an Engineer:
Given enough money and enough time, anyone can build anything,
Only an ENGINEER can make it in the least possible time for the least amount of money.
-Thanks to a real engineer, Cy Timmons
There is never enough time to do IT right, always plenty of time to do IT over!
Clean streets = clean water!
Pack out all that you packed in.
Select only those facts which support your argument!
If you are in a hurry, take time to do everything exactly right!
Everyone here asked for their job (not a handout).
All the day's profits can be lost by one unnecessary act.
Unless you plan to succeed, you are planning to fail.
A good plan poorly executed is worse than a poor plan well executed.
A poor plan well executed is better than a good plan poorly executed.
People do what we INspect, not what we expect.
Good things come to those who wait,
But it is the leftovers of those who hustle.
Prior planning prevents poor performance.
Supervisors set the example, whether intentionally or not.
Break large complex tasks into small simple tasks
and Keep small simple tasks small and simple.
Set detailed goals that the employee can achieve.
Enthusiasm requires encouragement.
Every place is somebody's front yard!
It is easy to forget that the objective is to drain the swamp when you are up to your ankles in alligators.
Use positive (not negative) instructions: Say "Next time, do this" instead of saying
"Don't do that".
When you let a hypocrite stand between you and God, that hypocrite is closer to God than you are.
I'm as good as everyone, not better than anyone.