Link: http://www.albernstein.com/id19.htm

Albert J. Bernstein is one of my favorite authors. I first found out about him when I picked up a copy of his seminal book "Dinosaur Brains" (co-written with Sydney Craft Rozen) at my local Barnes and Noble back in 1995. Since then I have purchased a number of this books.
One of the things that continues to fascinate me in modern corporate life is the almost perpetual tension that appears to exist in most corporations between team members (or, as they are quaintly called over here in the USA, "individual contributors") and management-level folks. These tensions are often hidden, but are almost always present, and usually emerge into the open in times of stress or crisis. It is my personal belief that the cause of corporate governance would be served if both sides put aside many of their preconceptions and beliefs about each other, and learned to be more open and accepting of the different imperatives that drive individuals at different levels in a corporation.
Having said that....here is an interesting collection of pithy thoughts by Bernstein about the science of management. An interesting phrase, since when I was at college in Manchester in the mid-70's the prevailing sentiment in management schools was that management was amenable to being taught using elements of the scientific method. The biggest class intake in UMIST at the time was for Management Science as a major.
By the way, the best part of the article is the one about how to stop new ideas from emerging in your corporation...here I regret to say that the deja vu floods over me...