One of my favorite management-related sayings is one that I've grown up hearing: Mike Moynihan, my grandfather, used to say this often, and I was pleased to hear National Underwriter Property & Casualty's own Barry Seigerman reference it in his column this month.

"Proper planning prevents piss-poor performance." This is also known as "The Six Ps."

Another way of saying this is: If you're not thinking ahead, then you're really not thinking.

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