Top 6 Mats Alvesson Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Most of the time, it is not imbeciles or bigots who do the most stupid things. Some of the most problematic things are done by some of the smartest people.”

— Mats Alvesson

2. “A good PowerPoint show turned a failed project into a success in the eyes of top management. As often is the case, senior executives had no knowledge or no real interest in what was really going on.”

— Mats Alvesson

3. “We think that most apparently knowledge-intensive organisations can be pretty stupid.”

— Mats Alvesson

4. “Being stupid has its upsides.”

— Mats Alvesson

5. “The advice that knowledge-intensive firms produce is usually presented as an authoritative final answer, but look behind the scenes and you discover that knowledge workers themselves are often very uncertain.”

— Mats Alvesson

6. “Apparently the most effective way for firms to remain competitive is to ‘hire smart people and let them talk to one another’.13.”

— Mats Alvesson

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