Douglas McGregor quotes
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“The ingenuity of the average worker is sufficient to outwit any system of controls devised by management.”
-- Douglas McGregorSource : Douglas McGregor, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld (2006). “The Human Side of Enterprise, Annotated Edition”, McGraw Hill Professional
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“Man lives by bread alone, when there is no bread.”
-- Douglas McGregorSource : Douglas McGregor, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld (2006). “The Human Side of Enterprise, Annotated Edition”, McGraw Hill Professional
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“Man is a wanting animal - as soon as one of his needs is satisfied, another appears in its place. This process is unending. It continues from birth to death.”
-- Douglas McGregorSource : Douglas McGregor, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld (2006). “The Human Side of Enterprise, Annotated Edition”, McGraw Hill Professional
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“Most teams aren't teams at all but merely collections of individual relationships with the boss. Each individual vying with the others for power, prestige and position.”
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“Then it becomes necessary to get the field organisation to accept the help provided. This is normally the role of the Change Manager; to implement the change that no-one asked for or wants.”
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“Relationships is a growing part of life; not life growing apart.”
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“An objective without a plan is a dream.”
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“Trust means "I know that you will not-deliberately or accidentally, consciously or unconsciously-take unfair advantage of me." It means "I can put my situation at the moment, my status and self-esteem in the group, our relationship, my job, my career, even my life in your hands with complete confidence."”
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“Our goal should be minimum standardization of human behavior.”
-- Douglas McGregor
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“Risk is just an expensive substitute for information.”
Source : "The Upside". "HBR IdeaCast" with Paul Michelman, hbr.org.
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Source : Douglas McGregor, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld (2006). “The Human Side of Enterprise, Annotated Edition”, McGraw Hill Professional
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“Anywhere the struggle is great, the level of ingenuity and inventiveness is high.”
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“Foolproof systems to not take into account the ingenuity of fools.”
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