Tracing Quotations
Katharine Graham? Warren Bennis? Chris Hildyard? E. B. White? Luc de Clapiers? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: Making mistakes in life is inevitable. Thus, learning to respond resiliently to setbacks is essential. A healthy perspective is presented by the following adage: A mistake is just another way of doing things. This statement has been credited …
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Warren Bennis? Fred Lamond? Jerry L. Benefield? British Post Office Engineering Union? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: A humorous and cautionary prediction states that the automated factory of the future will have only two employees: one human and one dog: This notion has been attributed to Professor of Business Administration Warren Bennis and others. Would …
Peter Drucker? Elsie Robinson? Warren Bennis? Stephen R. Covey? Glenn J. Shanahan? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: In the domain of business and entrepreneurship two contrasting statements yield a crucial insight: The most successful organizations require both efficiency and effectiveness. Another version highlights the following two ideas: These notions have been attributed to the famous …