Quotes from Buck Rodgers

Good people need room to develop. They have to find their own voice . . . each IBMer is a businessperson working within the framework of the company structure.

A real leader has the ability to motivate others to their highest level of achievement; then gives them the opportunity and the freedom to grow.

. . . top management should spend 40 to 50 percent of its time educating and motivating its people . . .

There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.

IBM doesn't want its people to get frustrated and restless because it has them reaching for carrots they can't quit

While every body wants it, most don't want to give it.

Sometimes the manager must perform with the courage and agility of a circus performer, carefully crossing the highwire between short-term problems and long-term objectives.