Rules of Management, The: A Definitive Code for Managerial Success

Chapter 70. Remember That None of Us Has to be Here

	“There is no formula for success, but there is formula for failure and that is trying to please everybody.”
	--Man Ray, painter, photographer, sculptor, illustrator, filmmaker, inventor, philosopher

I once worked with a fabulous manager. Sadly he is no longer with us, but I remember all the managerial stuff he taught me. He was one of us—seemingly. On the surface he played the company game, discreet, charming, efficient, hard-working, but deep down this man worked for no one but himself. Bob was a individualist, a rule breaker (but not these Rules—most of these came from him), nonconformist, maverick. He trod a fine line. He was Mr Cool Dude. Mr Management Should Never Be Seen to Be Done.

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