As quoted in The Harper Book of Quotations (1993) by Robert I. Fitzhenry, p. 71; the earliest published occurrence of such remarks yet located were those of Jim Low in "The Human in Public Relations" a diner address in Proceedings, Seventh Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Research Institute, October 13-14, 1958, Washington, Pt. 3, p. 83
Disputed
“So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.”
Source: The Intelligent Investor: The Classic Text on Value Investing (1949), Chapter II, The Investor and Stock-Market Fluctuations, p. 44
Quoted in The Zanesville Sunday Times-Signal [Zanesville, Ohio] (15 March 1931): On reasons for the Great Depression
“You have to do stuff that average people don't understand because those are the only good things.”
“The manager's function is not to make people work, but to make it possible for people to work.”
Source: Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (1987), p. 34.
As quoted in Steve Jobs at 44, Time (Michael Krantz and Steve Jobs, Oct. 10, 1999) http://content.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,32207,00.html
1990s
“Managers work with processes – leaders work with people.”
Source: John C. Maxwell Official FB https://www.facebook.com/100044605381690/posts/499643584865817/?d=n
Source: Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
“Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done.”
The Rickover Effect (1992)
Context: What it takes to do a job will not be learned from management courses. It is principally a matter of experience, the proper attitude, and common sense — none of which can be taught in a classroom... Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done.
