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Quote by William Redington Hewlett

“Managers have traditionally developed the skills in finance, planning, marketing and production techniques. Too often the relations with their people have been assigned a secondary role. This is too important a subject not to receive first-line attention. In this regard we could learn much from the Japanese. We must reinvest in the human side of management.”

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William Redington Hewlett

William Redington Hewlett was an influential entrepreneur and engineer born on May 20, 1913, in the United States. He made significant contributions to the electronics industry, particularly through the co-founding of HP (Hewlett-Packard), which became one of the world's leading technology companies. more

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