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Once assumed to be necessary in all organizations, and to be a status which is desired, the number of people engaged in management increases, as does the number of people called managers, as the term becomes attached to a wider and wider range of jobs. A new class of people has been created, perhaps not in the classical Marxist sense, though that might not be too wide of the mark, but certainly a class in the sense of a concept which pulls together a diverse set of practices and people under one umbrella and claims that they are all doing the same sort of things.
Shut Down the Business School
Martin Parker
Many people’s value and self-worth is intrinsically tied to their jobs. But if you zoom out and consider who you are outside of your job, you may realize other areas of life where you might be lacking, like spending quality time with family or practicing art or music — parts of life you decided you want to prioritize.
The Case for Caring Less
Allie Volpe
Executives are not paid for doing things they like to do. They are paid for getting the right things done—most of all in their specific task, the making of effective decisions.
The Effective Executive
Peter F. Drucker
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