Harvey Wallace Rule of Thumb

I don't mind not being important, but I do mind being unimportant.

Ken Olsen Rule of Thumb

I hired smart people, gave them responsibility, and expected them to perform as adults ... lo and behold, they performed magnificently.

Ben Morrow Rule of Thumb

Everyone has a purpose ... you are not here by mistake.

Benjamin Franklin Rule of Thumb

There are three classes of people: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.

Buckminster Fuller Rule of Thumb

Search others for their virtue, and yourself for your vices.

Adam C. Engst Rules of Thumb

Maintain lines of communication ... Live by your word ... Make friends, not enemies ... Care about your community ... Learn when to stop working ... Do everything for the right reasons ... Work with the best ... Everything is more difficult than it appears ... Assume innocence ... Admit mistakes ... Strive for accuracy and value

George Patton Rule of Thumb

Never tell people how to do things ... tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

Ewing M. Kauffman Rule of Thumb

People don't want to be managed, they want to be led!

G. F. C. Rogers Rule of Thumb

Engineering refers to the practice of organizing the design, construction, and operation of any artifice which transforms the physical world around us to meet some recognized need.

Carter Mathies Rule of Thumb

It takes 50 people to run an oil well rig during the drilling phase ... well completion can require significantly more people.

Mike Elsby Rule of Thumb

The percentage increase in unemployment is well-approximated by the percentage increase in unemployment inflows plus the percentage increase in duration of unemployment.

John Dupuis Rule of Thumb

It's not an e-portfolio (electronic resume) if Google can't find it.

Scott Miller Rule of Thumb

Only hire the next resource when there is an equivalent amount of recurring, bankable, revenue to support the associated costs.

Carol Taber Rule of Thumb

Hire the best people and then delegate.

Robert Ruiz Rule of Thumb

Good people attract other good people.

Dan Miller Rule of Thumb

The efforts of any employee must generate 3-5 times what the company pays that person.

Allan Mutter Rule of Thumb

The old (but now widely discarded) rule of thumb is that a newspaper ought to have one journalist for every 1,000 subscribers.

Mahatma Ghandi Rules of Thumb

1. Change yourself.
2. You are in control.
3. Forgive and let go.
4. Without action, you aren't going anywhere.
5. Take care of this moment.
6. Everyone is human.
7. Persist.
8. See the good in people, and help them.
9. Be congruent, be authentic, be your true self.
10. Continue to grow and evolve.

Jim Geiger Rule of Thumb

Hiring people is like buying shoes for kids ... make sure they're two sizes too big for the job.

Jack Knox Rule of Thumb

When introducing two people, the lower-ranking person (in age or business relationship) is presented to the higher-ranking person first.