In busy times there is also a temptation to let investments such as training take a back seat to getting the work out the door. Only adherence to the firm’s principles and values prevents opportunistic behavior that may have short-term benefits but long-term adverse consequences.

— David H. Maister

David H. Maister Quotes

There is an old saying, “It is amazing what you can achieve if you are not wedded to who gets the credit.” The.

— David H. Maister

It is ironic that a business in which the serving of clients depends so heavily on interpersonal psychology should be peopled with those who believe in the exclusive power of technical mastery. And.

— David H. Maister

Send meeting materials in advance.

— David H. Maister

Reconfirm scheduled events before they happen. Announce changes to scheduled or committed dates as soon as they change. Intimacy.

— David H. Maister

It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it: That’s what gets results.

— David H. Maister

Reliability in this largely rational sense is the repeated experience of links between promises and action.

— David H. Maister

My experience has taught me that success comes not to those who swing for the fences every time at bat, but to those who commit themselves to a continuous program of constant improvement, base hit by base hit.

— David H. Maister

In busy times there is also a temptation to let investments such as training take a back seat to getting the work out the door. Only adherence to the firm’s principles and values prevents opportunistic behavior that may have short-term benefits but long-term adverse consequences.

— David H. Maister

Privacy Policy 7.50ms 0.64MB