Avoid procedure bloat in a protocol. This occurs when a clinical trial protocol is prepared by taking the previous one for that product and adding some additional tests. This is fairly commonly done for drugs or biotech agents passing down the development path.

The impact of a statement equals its intrinsic value times the author or speaker's position in the organization to the 3rd power.

Some managers spend most of their time managing UP to their bosses, whereas others spend most of their time managing DOWN to their staff. Others spend their time with peers and ignore both up and down management. How do you balance your time as a manager? Just managing down with subordinates is not very good if you are beating down while you are sucking up.