Quote#Work
It is very important, that principal officers should be in full…
Quote byDaniel McCallum · 1815–1878
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Report of the Superintendent of the New York and Erie Railroad to the Stockholders (1856), p. 40-41: Cited in Chandler (1977, p. 103).
English (original)
It is very important, that principal officers should be in full possession of all information necessary to enable them to judge correctly as to the industry and efficiency of subordinates of every grade.
— Daniel McCallum
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# Great promptness in the report of all derelictions of duty, that evils may be at once corrected.
# The means of knowing whether such responsibilities are faithfully executed.
The road must run save first and fast afterward.
# A proper division of responsibilities.
# Sufficient power conferred to enable the same to be fully carried out, that such responsibilities may be real in their character.
# Such information, to be obtained through a system of daily reports and checks that will not embarrass principal officers, nor lessen their influence with their subordinates.