即便擁有最完善的管理係統，也不能幫助你清除過多的庸才——那完全是在浪費時間。毫無疑問，辦公室裏的勤雜工通常是最喜歡向老板提出各種無理要求的人。不過，略施小計便可以解雇他們。更重要的是，每天看著十個這樣的庸才離去，總比失去一個客戶要好得多。
要牢記一點：不要試圖從無數個牡蠣中尋求一顆珍珠。
著手前要深思熟慮，執行要果斷有力。
ragged ['r鎖d] adj. 粗糙的；鋸齒狀的；不規則的
She repaired the ragged doll.
她修補了破的洋娃娃。
accrued ['krud] adj. 應計的；增值的；權責已發生的
Accrued interest is added to the contract price of a bond
transaction.
應計利息要加到債券交易合同價格中。
rampage [r鎚'peid] v. 亂鬧；狂暴；發怒
Does he rampage around like this once a week or so？
他這樣橫衝直撞，是不是一星期左右來一次？
errand ['ernd] n. 差事；差使；使命
Would you mind running an errand for me？
你介意替我跑跑腿嗎？
你要竭盡所能地幫助任何人，然而在無可奈何時，當機立斷留下的傷口愈合得最快。
隻要條件允許，你最好能夠以書信的形式拒絕他人。
要牢記一點：不要試圖從無數個牡蠣中尋求一顆珍珠。
Trampling on people' s feelings and goring every one who sticks up a head in your path.
stick up：豎起；伸直；突出
The man whose errand could be attended to by the office-boy is always the one who calls loudest for the boss.
attend to：注意；照料；致力於
如何把握每次時機
On Time or the Triumph of Promptness
奧裏森·馬登 / Orison Marden
Caesar' s delay to read a message cost him his life when he reached the senate house.
"Delays have dangerous ends." Colonel Rahl， he Hessian commander at Trenton， was playing cards when a messenger brought a letter stating that Washington was crossing the Delaware. He put the letter in his pocket without reading it until the game was finished， when he rallied his men only to die just before his troops were taken prisoners. Only a few minutes' delay， but he lost honor， liberty， and life！