Talk:Robert Heller
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Source/author unclear[edit]
- The first myth of management is that it exists. The second myth of management is that success equals skill.
- Attributed to "ROBERT HELLER 1919- American writer" in: Jonathon Green (1984) The Cynic's Lexicon: A Dictionary of Amoral Advice. p.91
According to Jonathon Green (1984) the first quote is from an American writer on management!? -- Mdd (talk) 00:48, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
- Note his book subtitle:
- Robert Heller, The Great Executive Dream: the first myth of management is that it exists, illustrated by Robert Osborn, 1st ed. 1972: New York, Delacorte Press, 294 p.
- Publishers Weekly called it "the outrageous business book of the year" and The New York Times Book Review received it favorably. Some writers later refer to the sentence as "Heller's Law." ~ Ningauble (talk) 16:19, 9 April 2013 (UTC)