Efficiency Quotes

"People are more productive when they're alone, but they're more collaborative and innovative when they're together." "Pick Three. Im a big fan of picking three things to focus on and not more. You can only do three things great at the same time" "A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" "People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything" "Rather than wringing our hands about robots taking over the world, smart organizations will embrace strategic automation use cases. Strategic decisions will be based on how the technology will free up time to do the types of tasks that humans are uniquely positioned to perform" "Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance" "Either you run the day, or the day runs you" "Resolved, never to lose one moment of time; but improve it the most profitable way I possibly can" "Put first things first." "Sharpen the saw." "Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall." "Work smart. Get things done. No nonsense. Move fast" "You don't need a backup plan if you just do it right the first time" "If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over" "An idea meritocracy is the best decision-making system" "Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them" "To every problem there is a most simple solution" "Waste not want not" "Action is the real measure of intelligence" "Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days."