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Last updated on November 22, 2024.
William L. McKnight

William L. McKnight was an American businessman and philanthropist who served his entire career in the 3M corporation, rising to chairman of the board from 1949 to 1966. He founded the McKnight Foundation in 1953.

November 11, 1887 - March 4, 1978
Management that is destructively critical when mistakes are made kills initiative. And it's essential that we have many people with initiative if we are to continue to grow.
If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need. — © William L. McKnight
If you put fences around people, you get sheep. Give people the room they need.
The mistakes that people will make are of much less importance than the mistake that management makes if it tells them exactly what to do.
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