Statistics are like a Bikini

Alan Murray has written a brilliant primer and an insightful reminder on what it takes to be a great manager. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO MANAGEMENT is a must-read for anyone in business.

Murray shares "lasting lessons from the best leadership minds of our time" by synthesizing, into bite-size chunks, business wisdom from Peter Drucker, Warren Bennis, Clayton Christenson, Jim Collins, and many others. (My "dog-ear score" for this book is off the charts.)

I absolutely love the quote about statistics he shares from Aaron Levenstein, former Baruch College business professor. Brilliant, just brilliant.

"Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is interesting. But what they hide is vital." -- Aaron Levenstein

Comments

[Luay Rahil]

It is a very strong statement, but I think it is all about numbers, we still have to measure our performance, and for now numbers is our only measuring tool.

[Andrew]

I am going to get a lot of mileage out of this quote...thanks so much!! :D

[Josh Rucker]

So true...

[Tracy]

Very funny and yet, so true. I’ll keep this in mind the next time I review analytics.