Quotes About Management

Mourinho doesn't need to give long speeches. He's direct and to the point.

The speed of decision making is the essence of good governance.

Scaling a business at speed can feel like an out of control roller-coaster.

I think any time you increase focus, increase speed, all those are going to help any business.

Del Bosque was axed by Madrid for failing to retain the Champions League in 2003 but his sacking triggered the start of a spell when they won nothing for four years and failed to get beyond the Champions League's last 16.

I played under Mourinho and went through good and bad spells with him. You could be playing a game and he has it in him to drag you off after half an hour and then he won't talk to you. And that can kill a player.

I'm hopeless with money; I simply spend what I've got.

If there's not enough money in the bank account, you don't spend it.

I learned early that you only have so much energy to give. You have to spend it correctly.

Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.

I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras.

We're failing when it comes to controlling spending.

In an economy where public spending is extremely important, the governments must spend, they must spend more but at the same time you can't afford to be reckless and do away with all kinds of fiscal prudence.

The way to build your savings is by spending less each month.

If you are spending too much, you cut back on spending and you raise your revenues. And that's it.

I'm very aware of my spending, but I'm not very aware of my income. There are certain times when I speak to my accountant, or something will pop up, and I'll be like 'oh' but it's not really a frontrunner in my head.

Most people don't know who Ken Mehlman is. He's the chairman of the Republican Party, obviously, but what he's doing that Howard Dean isn't doing is spending a lot of time on the nuts and bolts of putting the party together.

They realize that spending millions to save billions is just good business.

The Pentagon can't even audit its own books. It doesn't even know where its money is going. And we refuse to have the tough forces go on the Pentagon so that at least they are efficient with the money they're spending.

I'm not very good with spending money.

On average, spending time with your boss is consistently rated as the least pleasurable activity in a given day.

If my company spends money, it should be disclosed to the shareholders and how it was spent. With my personal money, I can do anything I want. But company money should be disclosed.

Every sphere of activity has a set of rules. Politics is no different.

Politics is not a laboratory experiment where you can control everything. You have to take calls even when you feel that matters may spin out of your hand.