Quotes About Management

We consider situation critical, politicians appear to have absolute control.

He was a fine boss if workers abided by his rules, but if they did something foolish, like show interest in a union, they promptly forfeited his sympathy.

Rockefeller worked by subtle hints, doling out praise sparingly to employees and nudging them along.

As the Lord's fiduciary, he was responsible for seeing the money well invested.

True to this policy, Rockefeller tried to extricate himself from the intricate web of administrative details and dedicate more of his time to broad policy decisions.

Rockefeller would become their official umpire and try to govern their pool in a fair, disinterested fashion.

Rockefeller knew the name and face of each employee

Rockefeller never offered blame or praise and revealed his opinion of employees only by adding or subtracting to their duties.

whereas Rockefeller brought a rational spirit to the business, and this counted among his greatest contributions.

Though he was exacting and did not pay high salaries, he never yelled at his employees and dealt with them in a patient, considerate manner, occasionally inviting them to sit by the fire for a chat.

Government is not a solution to our problem government is the problem.

Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way

Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.

We have been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. But if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else?

It (balancing the budget) is like protecting your virtue, you have to learn to say no!

As smart as he was, though, I suspect even FDR didn't realize that once you created a bureaucracy, it took on a life of its own. It was almost impossible to close down a bureaucracy once it had been created.

What portfolio of skills does the project manager need?' The answer to this question should be, 'The project manager must have a portfolio of skills which includes both leadership and management, together with technical skills and entrepreneurial skills.

As a rule of thumb, it was always safer if the Commander-in-Chief formulated a risky plan.

Then says Mrs. Hauksbee to me – she looked a trifle faded and jaded in the lamplight: "Take my word for it, the silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool.

There were times when it seemed the different parts of him where not all under the same management.

It would be truer to say that the citizens' self-respect, in the two countries, is tied up with different attitudes; in our country it depends on his management of his own affairs and in Japan it depends on repaying what he owes to accredited benefactors.

answer him. He and the sergeant went to the head

A ca?? t? spraw?, tak spokojnie i godnie poprowadzon?, minister uzna? za sukces, za? nasza prasa okre?li?a jako zwyci?stwo. Tak zawsze jako? minister kierowa?, ?e wszystko na sukces wychodzi?o i dobrze by?o, a bali?my si?, ?e gdyby ministra onego nie sta?o, wnet by sm?tkiem powia?o, co si? potem sprawdzi?o, kiedy nam go uby?o.