Peter F. Drucker (1909–2005) American business consultant
Source: 1990s and later, Managing for the Future: The 1990's and Beyond (1992), p. 140
“He was a tool of the boss, without brains or backbone.”
— Franz Kafka, book The Metamorphosis
Source: The Metamorphosis
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Context: One of the most difficult things to learn is to render service without bossing, without making a fuss about it, and without any consciousness of high and low. In the world of spirituality, humility counts at least as much as utility.
“dear boss i relay this information
without any fear that humanity
will take warning and reform”
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