Henri Fayol Quote

Administration, which calls for the application of wide knowledge and many personal qualities, is above all the art of handling men, and in this art, as in many others, it is practice that makes perfect. This is one of the reasons why we should release our future engineers for practical work as early as possible; there are many drawbacks to staying too long at school.

p. 909 - Henri Fayol addressed his colleagues in the mineral industry, 1900