Quotes About Management

David, we have been around your building and we've seven kanban boards. Each one is different! Each team is following a different process! How can you possibly cope with this complexity?' My answer was always a dismissive 'of course! Each team's situation is different.

David J. Anderson

Drum-Buffer-Rope pull system

The Value of Kanban is Counter-Intuitive

Greenhopper for Jira

In modern military colleges strategic theory often receives significantly less attention than subjects such as defence management and procurement. The result of such an approach is that the military tend towards an over-reliance on simplistic principles concerned with tactical and operational issues, such as the Principles of War.

but I'm going to need a team: an artist, a couple programmers, and a manager, because I don't want to sit there interfacing with management all day; I want to program.

In general, motorcyclists and motorcycle dealerships don't understand how to manage the risks of riding, so it's more comfortable to avoid the topic. Since

But most important of all, he kicked off in the humble tone he had been taught in his management courses:

the clock is not merely a means of keeping track of the hours, but of synchronising the actions of men

There's no business like show business, but there are several businesses like accounting.

Floods are 'acts of God,' but flood losses are largely acts of man.

What does God want me to do with the resources, time, and talents He has given me?

If we have understanding, we can oversee the resources God entrusted to our care. And the wiser we are, the more effective we will be as stewards.

God seems to have a kind of laid-back management style I'm not crazy about.

If I were a CEO of a company and ran it like God runs the universe, I'd be fired.

What we found out with Katrina is that the country is still unable to deal with disaster. God forbid this happens in San Francisco.

The problem of leadership is inevitably: Who will play God?" Muad'Dib

I thank God, I have been able, by adopting Principles of strict Economy and Frugality, to keep my principal, I mean my Country-Estate, unimpaired.

For an omnipotent and omniscient being, God has made some really lousy earthly staffing decisions.

Leaders who aren't conduits are either dams of dry.

A good leader... maintains a balance between emotional drive and sound thinking.

Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss.

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.