工作
The first step in the art of management is the selection of the right man for the right job.
The man who is fit to work at any particular trade is unable to understand the science of that trade without the help and guidance of those who are working with him or over him.
Hard work, under the old system, meant doing as little as possible.
The first step in the art of cutting metals is to find a man who has the necessary skill and experience to do the work.
The man in the planning room, whose specialty under scientific management is planning ahead, invariably finds that the work can be done better and more economically by a subdivision of the labor.
The most prominent single element in modern scientific management is the task idea. The work of every workman is fully planned out by the management at least one day in advance, and each man receives in most cases complete written instructions, describing in detail the task which he is to accomplish.
It is only through enforced standardization of methods, enforced adoption of the best implements and working conditions, and enforced cooperation that this faster work can be assured.
The most important object of both the workmen and the management should be the training and development of each individual in the establishment, so that he can do (at his fastest pace and with the maximum of efficiency) the highest class of work for which his natural abilities fit him.
Hard work, under the old system, meant long hours, little rest, and poor pay. Under the new system, it means a fair day's work for a fair day's pay.
If the job has been correctly done when a common stock is purchased, the time to sell it is—almost never.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
The more you can align your personal values with your work, the more fulfilling your life will be.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.
Commit to your business. Believe in it more than anybody else. I think I overcame every single one of my personal shortcomings by the sheer passion I brought to my work.
If you love your work, you'll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you — like a fever.
Work lovingly done is the secret of all life and all art.
The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.
I love argument, I love debate. I don't expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me, that's not their job.