"There is nothing worse than doing the..." - Quote by Peter Drucker
There is nothing worse than doing the wrong thing well.
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More on Effectiveness
“Effective innovations start small. They are not grandiose. They try to do one specific thing.”
“The value of actions lies in their timing.”
“A political movement must keep in touch with reality and the prevailing conditions. Long speeches, the shaking of fists, the banging of tables, and strongly worded resolutions out of touch with the objective conditions do not bring about mass action and can do a great deal of harm to the organization and the struggle we serve.”
More on Efficiency
“Not to oversee workmen is to leave them your purse open.”
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“It is a mistake to hire huge numbers of people to get a complicated job done. Numbers will never compensate for talent in getting the right answer (two people who don't know something are no better than one), will tend to slow down progress, and will make the task incredibly expensive.”