Douglas McGregor Quotes

• Most teams aren't teams at all but merely collections of individual relationships with the boss. Each individual vying with the others for power, prestige and position.

  Douglas McGregor

  Teamwork, Educational, Decision

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• The ingenuity of the average worker is sufficient to outwit any system of controls devised by management.

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  Average, Management, Ingenuity

  Douglas McGregor, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld (2006). “The Human Side of Enterprise, Annotated Edition”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• An objective without a plan is a dream.

  Douglas McGregor

  Dream, Plans, Objectives

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• Man is a wanting animal - as soon as one of his needs is satisfied, another appears in its place. This process is unending. It continues from birth to death.

  Douglas McGregor

  Animal, Men, Needs

  Douglas McGregor, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld (2006). “The Human Side of Enterprise, Annotated Edition”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Trust means "I know that you will not-deliberately or accidentally, consciously or unconsciously-take unfair advantage of me." It means "I can put my situation at the moment, my status and self-esteem in the group, our relationship, my job, my career, even my life in your hands with complete confidence."

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  Jobs, Self Esteem, Mean

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• Our goal should be minimum standardization of human behavior.

  Douglas McGregor

  Goal, Behavior, Should

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• Relationships is a growing part of life; not life growing apart.

  Douglas McGregor

  Growing, Parts Of Life

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• Then it becomes necessary to get the field organisation to accept the help provided. This is normally the role of the Change Manager; to implement the change that no-one asked for or wants.

  Douglas McGregor

  Risk, Roles, Want

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• Man lives by bread alone, when there is no bread.

  Douglas McGregor

  Men, Bread, Live By

  Douglas McGregor, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld (2006). “The Human Side of Enterprise, Annotated Edition”, McGraw Hill Professional

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