“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” - Epictetus
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3 opinions for Management by Quotation
Tanmay Vora
Apr 30, 2008 at 3:20 am
Great quote - I think it is an incredible piece of observation about our physical aspect that is so apt when it comes to management. I think the entire idea of taking up a quotation and then thinking about its applicability is brilliant - because most if the times, when we read a quote, we feel good about it for a while and then we forget. Probably a reason why my blog has a “Great Quotes” section! Thinking about quotations gives us newer perspectives - just like your questions do.
That reminds me of a great quote on listening that I also published once on my blog:
“A wise old owl lived in an oak
The more he saw, the less he spoke
The less he spoke, the more he heard
Why can’t we all be like that bird?”
Management by quotation rocks!
Dr. Chandrakant Ruparelia
Apr 30, 2008 at 5:37 am
This is a great quote. Very pratical and particularly useful for those who are in service sector and directly deal with customers.
At least if people learn from this quote and listen twice as much as they speak the world would see a different tomorrow. However, those who follow 5:1 ration will not change their practices.
Bruno Lencastre
Apr 30, 2008 at 6:56 am
Not directly related to the topic in question but nice read nonetheless, on management:
“Hafta Man and the threat to agile design”
http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2008/04/30/hafta_mindsets/
Cheers.
BGL
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