The John Adair Handbook of Management and Leadership

‘He slept beneath the moon,

He basked beneath the sun

He lived a life of going-to-do

And died with nothing done.’

Epitaph of James Albery (1838-1889)

‘What wears one out

is not what one does

but what one doesn’t do.’

Archbishop William Temple

‘It is essential for the Cabinet to move on,

leaving in its wake a trail of clear, crisp,

uncompromising decisions. That is what

government is about. And the challenge to

democracy is to get it done quickly.’

Clement Attlee

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