Quotes About Effectiveness

The good teams are good at what they do.

A people can prosper under a very bad government and suffer under a very good one, if in the first case the local administration is effective and in the second it is inefficient.

When I'm decisive, I feel I do a good job.

There are very few good examples of effective, nurturing leadership that unlocks people's potential or even enthusiasm.

If a good word already exists, there is no need to invent something painful.

I don't want a lot of bureaucracy... I want to run state government the same way we run a campaign - efficient, effective and victorious.

Instead of doing more badly, government should focus on doing less well.

No generality has any weight whatever. It is like saying "how do you do?" When you have no intention of inquiring about ones health. But specific claims when made in print are taken at their value

But the power of instruction is seldom of much efficacy, except in those happy dispositions where it is almost superfluous.

I hope they change my drugs soon. Whatever I'm on isn't working.

In those days the best painkiller was ice; it wasn't addictive and it was particularly effective if you poured some whiskey over it.

A jest often decides matters of importance more effectively and happily than seriousness.

Honesty is the best policy. But insanity is a hell of a lot more effective in court. So your set, McMullen

The area where we struggle the most is often the area of our greatest effectiveness

Good communication does not mean that you have to speak in perfectly formed sentences and paragraphs. It isn't about slickness. Simple and clear go a long way.

The more you say, the less people remember.

While you can think in terms of efficiency in dealing with time, a principle-centered person thinks in terms of effectiveness in dealing with people.

Do not put cleverness in front of the communication.

To be efficient means getting the job done in a smart, resourceful and timely way. To be effective means getting the right job done well, efficiently or not.

People who smile tend to manage, teach and sell more effectively, and to raise happier children. There's far more information in a smile than a frown. That's why encouragement is a much more effective teaching device than punishment.

Does psychiatrists' ability to prescribe drugs give them an advantage over psychologists in places where psychologists cannot prescribe them? Not always. Drugs can be useful, but relying entirely on them can be a mistake. Whereas a typical visit to a clinical psychologist includes an extensive discussion of the issues troubling the client, many visits to a psychiatrist are briefer sessions that focus on checking the effectiveness of a drug and evaluating its side effects.

It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active resistance could possibly be. He bears the fury of the storm as does the willow tree.

Studying for 30-50 minutes at a time (with 10 minute breaks in between) is the most effective way to retain information.

It's more effective to do something valuable than to hope a logo or name will say it for you.