Mary Parker Follett
Nickname: Mother of Modern Management
Birthdate: September 3, 1868
Birthplace: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Date of Death: December 18, 1933
Occupation: Author, Businesswoman, and Social Worker
Profile: Pioneering expert in the fields of industrial management and labor relations.
Website: http://mpfollett.ning.com/
Number of Quotes: 3
Administrative purpose usually outruns the facts. Indeed the administrative
official's ardor for facts usually begins when he wants to change the facts!
No one has a greater asset for his business than a man's pride in his work.
We should never allow ourselves to be bullied by an either-or. There is often
the possibility of something better than either of these two alternatives.