David Maister Quotes
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What you do with your billable time determines your current income, but what you do with your non-billable time determines your future.
— David Maister
I've had times where I walked up to the line, where I know the play, but don't know what to do.
— Tony Stewart
What do I have to do to earn and deserve the key relationships that are going to get me where I want to go?
— David Maister
Be polite.Be persistent.
Be patient.
Be prudent. — Matshona Dhliwayo
I will not accept your guidance and critique unless you are supportive and nurturing. On the other hand, you need to be continually demanding.
— David Maister
Professionals have to decide on which subjects they are prepared to give nagging rights
— David Maister
What is important is what inspires persistence and determination- in other words what you care about.
— David Maister
The noble path does win but only if you are prepared to make the investment over a long period of time.
— David Maister
Left untended, knowledge and skill, like all assets, depreciate in value surprisingly quickly.
— David Maister
When did you feel most fulfilled? When did you impress yourself, or otherwise feel most proud of yourself?
— David Maister
More than any other factor, it is the people we have to deal with that determine the quality of our work lives.
— David Maister
Focus on being the best you can at what you want to do.
— David Maister
Stop teaching students that they are the best and the brightest.
— David Maister
Personality is the gland of creativity.
— Sholem Asch
Professional is not a label you give yourself - it's a description you hope others will apply to you.
— David Maister
Before a leader can be accepted, let alone succeed, autonomous professionals must agree to be influenced by that person.
— David Maister
The private sector is motivated by profit and efficiency and the US government often is not.
— Eric C. Anderson
I put fear into the eyes of a member of the Mafia. I'm doing well, she thought, now keep him scared.
— Wendy Ely
I will accept your influence, guidance and direction if (and only if) I believe that you and I share similar goals.
— David Maister
Broccoli gets such a bad rap. This is perplexing to those of us who love that green, treelike, stalky vegetable.
— Kate Christensen
Whether or not your values are operational is crucially determined by whether or not there are consequences for noncompliance.
— David Maister
Special ops have earned the right to boast and don't; you're just a wannabee, which is why you do.
— Donna Lynn Hope
More Missourians are working than ever before.
— Bob Holden
God is in my head, but the devil is in my pants.
— Jonathan Winters
If your clients aren't actively telling their friends about you, maybe your work isn't as great as you think it is.
— David Maister
Success comes from doing what you enjoy. If you don't enjoy it, how can it be called success?
— David Maister
Little by little old age renders the body less powerful.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero