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The great secret of good management is to be more alert to prevent a man's going wrong than eager to punish him for it.

George Horace Lorimer

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George Horace Lorimer
Age: 70 †
Born: 1867
Born: October 6
Died: 1937
Died: October 22
Journalist
Louisville
Kentucky
Men
Eager
Prevent
Management
Secret
Wrong
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Going
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Punish

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