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I believe that leaders and leadership teams working together in a proper design will run the business more effectively than by hierarchical, command-and-control managing. But I can't prove that. And there are no models.

— Marvin Bower The Will to Manage (1966)

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A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence.

The Will to Manage (1966)

A business of high principle attracts high-caliber people more easily, thereby gaining a basic competitive and profit edge.

The Will to Manage (1966)

People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills.

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Decisions should be based on facts, objectively considered — what I call the fact-founded, thought-through approach to decision making.

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The difference between a leadership and a command company can be very great indeed, because in a hierarchical situation, people who have concerns about reactions against themselves would simply not put forward negative information.

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