Quotes About Management

contemporary studies show that the worst stress-related health typically occurs in middle management, with its killer combo of high work demands but little autonomy—responsibility without control.

They're in control of the situation; -They're in control of themselves (men); and -They're in control of them (women).

Can you imagine Jesus as boss of a coal mine?

It was the same in just about every trade. Sooner or later someone decided it needed organizing, and the one thing you could be sure of was that the organizers weren't going to be the people who, by general acknowledgment, were at the top of their craft. They were working too hard. To be fair, it generally wasn't done by the worst, neither. They were working hard, too. They had to.

It was as though our invaders had passed the word through the galaxies: SEE OLD EARTH NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.

He had no doubt that fluctuations in business activity could be prevented by appropriate monetary policy.

In The General Theory, money still retains its power to disturb the real economy. But its disturbing power arises from its function as a store of value rather than as a means of exchange. This had the further consequence of calling into question the reliability of monetary policy as an instrument of economic management.

An intelligent person hires people who are more intelligent than he is.

There is always risk, so learn to manage risk instead of avoiding it.

The primary difference between a rich person and a poor person is how they manage fear.

Rich dad explained to me that the hardest part of running a company is managing people.

The real skill is to manage and reward the people who are smarter than you in some technical area. That is why companies have a board of directors.

Time is one of your greatest assets.

It is what you know that is your greatest wealth. It is what you do not know that is your greatest risk. There is always risk, so learn to manage risk instead of avoid it.

The fear of losing money is real. Everyone has it. Even the rich. But it's not having fear that is the problem. It's how you handle fear. It's how you handle losing. It's how you handle failure that makes the difference in one's life. The primary difference between a rich person and a poor person is how they manage that fear.

My best friend, Mike, had an asset column handed to him, but he still had to choose to learn to keep it. Many rich families lose their assets in the next generation simply because there was no one trained to be a good steward over their assets.

To be successful as a B requires: 1.? Ownership or control of systems, and 2.? The ability to lead people.

The first one is Good to Great by Jim Collins.

Good cash-flow managers review their cash position daily, looking at cash sources and needs for the next week, month, and quarter.

it is not the investment that is risky. It is the investor who doesn't have the adequate skills that makes the investment a higher risk.

1.?Businesses that do not require his presence: He owns them, but they are managed or run by other people. If he has to work there, it's not a business. It becomes his job. 2.?Stocks 3.?Bonds 4.?Income-generating real estate 5.?Notes (IOUs) 6.?Royalties from intellectual property such as music, scripts, and patents 7.?Anything else that has value, produces income or appreciates, and has a ready market

Most people fail to realize that in life, it's not how much money you make. It's how much money you keep.

My rich dad, on the other hand, spent his life doing his best to keep his companies from becoming unionized.

They ask me, "Can you tell us how to make more money?" They don't understand that their trouble is really how they choose to spend the money they do have.