"It is better to pick the wrong..." - Quote by Peter Drucker
It is better to pick the wrong priority than none at all.
More by Peter Drucker
“The task of leadership is to create an alignment of strengths so strong that it makes the system's weaknesses irrelevant.”
“What we need is an entrepreneurial society in which innovation and entrepreneurship are normal, steady and continuous.”
“There are two types of people in the business community: those who produce results and those who give you reasons why they didn't.”
More on Priorities
“I repeat that in this sense the most splendid court in Christendom is provincial, having authority to consult about Transalpine interests only, and not the affairs of Rome. A prætor or proconsul would suffice to settle the questions which absorb the attention of the English Parliament and the American Congress.”
“Why should [Uncle Sam] send 20 billion dollars down there [South America], which is going to go down the drain every time you have a racial in - incident in this country?”
“Sometimes, keeping track of people. It's always a weird combination of worrying so much about the outside world, and not... you have to be more aware of the inner circle, the folks that matter.”
More on Decision Making
“As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around.”
“We find it difficult to choose our direction because it does not yet exist distinctly in our idea.”
“Leaders shouldn?t attach moral significance to their ideas: Do that, and you can?t compromise.”