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"The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems his managers can solve, and never to act on problems when he is explicitly reviewing status. I once knew a boss who invariably picked up the phone to give orders before the end of the first paragraph in a status report. That response is guaranteed to squelch full disclosure."
- Brooks, Frederick P.

<blockquote><a href="http://quotationsbook.com/quote/4941">The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems his managers can solve, and never to act on problems when he is explicitly reviewing status. I once knew a boss who invariably picked up the phone to give orders before the end of the first paragraph in a status report. That response is guaranteed to squelch full disclosure.</a></blockquote><br> <a href="http://quotationsbook.com/author/1018/">Brooks, Frederick P.</a> on <a href="http://quotationsbook.com/subject/bosses_and_employees/">Bosses and Employees</a><br> Quote from <a href="http://quotationsbook.com">Quotations Book</a>

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