“There exists no third principle for the organisation of the economics process which can be rationally chosen to achieve any desirable ends, in addition to either a functioning market in which nobody can conclusively determine how well-off particular groups or individuals will be, or a central direction where a group organised for power determines it.” WellsEndsIndividualProcessPrinciplesGroupsAchieveParticularEconomicsThirdsDetermineChosenDesirableOrganisationOrganised Author:Friedrich August von Hayek
“Economic development is something much wider and deeper than economics, let alone econometrics. Its roots lie outside the economic sphere, in education, organisation, discipline and, beyond that, in political independence and a national consciousness of self-reliance.” SelfPoliticalLyingConsciousnessEconomicDevelopmentDisciplineEconomicsRootsIndependenceDeeperSpheresSelf RelianceRelianceOrganisationEconomic DevelopmentSmall Is BeautifulPolitical IndependenceEconometrics Author:E. F. Schumacher
“One of the most important responsibilities of leaders in any setting - including business organisations - is to tell us our own story; to explain us to ourselves; to help us weave some meaning and purpose into the fabric of our lives; to illuminate our understanding of where we have come from; to paint word pictures of our future onto which we can project our aspirations.” ImportantHelpingStoriesPurposeUnderstandingLeadershipBusinessResponsibilityLeaderOur LivesProjectsEconomicsPaintIncludingSettingSettingsAspirationOur FutureFabricOrganisation Author:Hugh Mackay
“Economic activity is carried out by individuals in organisations that require a high degree of social co-operation” IndividualSocialEconomicActivityDegreesEconomicsOperationsOrganisation Author:Francis Fukuyama
“Opportunism is self interest seeking with guile often involving subtle forms of deceit, especially calculated efforts to mislead, distort, disguise, obfuscate, or otherwise confuse. This vastly complicates the problems of economic organisation. Plainly if it were not for opportunism all behaviour could be rule governed” IfsSelfProblemFormInterestEffortEconomicEconomicsSeekingSubtleDeceitBehaviourDisguiseSelf InterestMisleadInvolvingOrganisationGuileOpportunism Author:Oliver E. Williamson
“A passion for continual learning, a refined, discerning ear for the moral and ethical consequences of their actions, and an understanding of the purposes of work and human organisations” HumansActionPurposePassionUnderstandingBusinessMoralConsequenceEconomicsEarsManagementEthicalOrganisationRefinedDiscerning Author:Warren G. Bennis
“Commercial organisations that operate responsibly have benefitted by increased revenues of 682% compared to 166% for those that don't” BusinessEconomicsManagementRevenueOrganisation Author:John P. Kotter
“You should choose organisations that are going to be flexible and supportive and recognise people are going through different stages in their careers and actually need different sorts of support.” PeopleNeedsShouldDifferentWomenBusinessCareersSupportStageEconomicsSupportiveFlexibleRecogniseOrganisation Author:Gail Kelly