Andrzej Lorenz

“The manager’s function is not to make people work, but to make it possible for people to work.”
― Tom DeMarco, Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams

“in the best organizations, the short term is not the only thing that matters. What matters more is being best. And that’s a long-term concept.”
― Tom DeMarco, Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams

“Effective management must be directed at getting what one wants, not getting rid of what one does not want.”
― Anonymous

“More important than any gimmick you introduce is a change in attitude. People must learn that it’s okay sometimes not to answer their phones, and they must learn that their time–not just the quantity but its quality–is important.”
― Tom DeMarco, Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams