It's easy to get a loan unless you need it.
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If the Earth could be made to rotate twice as fast, managers would get twice as much done. If the Earth could be made to rotate twenty times as fast, everyone else would get twice as much done since all the managers would fly off.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote humorously reflects on the efficiency of managers and the impact of excessive oversight.
Norman Ralph Augustine's quote satirizes the nature of management by suggesting that if the Earth rotated faster, managers would try to control productivity to an unrealistic extent, ultimately hindering the rest of the workforce. It remarks on the absurdity of management practices and hints at the idea that sometimes less oversight allows for greater productivity among employees.
Themes
ManagementProductivityHumorOversightEfficiency
In practice
Example use cases
In a business meeting, to lighten the mood while discussing productivity, one might say, ‘If the Earth could be made to rotate twice as fast, managers would get twice as much done!’
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