Quotes About Management

I love to deer hunt and fish and drive down the back roads in my truck. All those things basically equal freedom to me - and not having to return that message or call from my record company or management. At some point, I need to recharge.

Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.

In addition to having the right people on board, you need to keep the bus in good running condition. That may seem obvious, but you'd be surprised how many companies with wonderful intentions trip themselves up by having poor internal communications, or bad coordination between departments, or inadequate follow-through on decisions, or any of a thousand other fundamental management issues that can negate all the positive initiatives those companies undertake.

but you can't attract them, let alone hold on to them, unless they have room to grow. That is, in fact, why many owners wind up putting their companies on a path of aggressive growth, even if they themselves might prefer to rein it in.

Goltz was the first to admit how much he had learned over the years and how hard it had been to learn it. "I tell people there are three stages to every business," he said. "The start-up phase, the throw-up phase, and the grow-up phase. I went through ten years of being overwhelmed until I got things under control. I finally figured out that managing isn't just about learning how to motivate people. It's also about learning how not to demotivate them.

didn't understand the role of the boss. I had to learn the difference between a mistake, which I can live with, and haphazard conduct. Backing into a pole is a mistake. A crooked label is a sign of carelessness.

Every coach, every executive, every leader: They all know right from wrong. Even those Enron guys. When someone uncovers a scandal in their company, I don't think they can say, "I didn't know that was going on." They're just saying they're too dumb to do their job! And if they really are too dumb, then why are they getting paid millions of dollars to do it? They know what's going on.

Ces experts, qui se proposent de penser à notre place, font rarement état publiquement de leurs conclusions sur le travail, malgré son écrasante importance dans nos vies. Entre eux, ils pinaillent sur des détails. Les syndicats et les managers sont d'accord pour dire que nous devrions vendre notre temps, nos vies en échange de la survie, même s'ils en marchandent le prix.

Tous les travailleurs de l'industrie et des bureaux sont des employés et subissent donc une forme de surveillance qui garantit leur servilité.

Know the extent of your authority and exercise it. Establish and maintain authority.

That is why effective organizations have monthly board meetings.

The chairman must take the lead responsibility for the board development processes.

Every director needs an annual personal development plan agreed with the chairman.

The rule of thumb at present seems to be that directors must not serve more than a total of nine years, three times a three-year service contract.

Strategic thinking is the director's role. Planning is an exclusively executive role.

trying to avoid here is the rush into planning projects and budgets at the expense of strategic thought

Direction-givers need a 'brain-on', rather than a hands-on attitude.

asking discerning questions is a key directoral skill, and the wish to ask them a necessary attitude.

Directors need to be happy constructively questioning and criticizing each other,

you happen to be in management, please read the next few sentences very carefully. One of the five basic needs of human kind is appreciation. From an economic point of view, showing appreciation will earn you more money than if you do not practice appreciation.

If you happen to be in management, please read the next few sentences very carefully. One of the five basic needs of human kind is appreciation. From an economic point of view, showing appreciation will earn you more money than if you do not practice appreciation.

If you have to hold an employee accountable, replace that employee with a better one who takes responsibility so you don't have to.

No, the one thing all IT people do have in common is this: They think they know better than the boss.

How we use our time reflects our priority in achieving our goals.