Quotes About Management

The degree to which society creates wealth, I think, is largely determined by government and financial systems.

I came to see that it wasn't enough just to care about people. You also had to build systems in which you could ensure that there are results and accountability.

Being a CEO still means sitting across the table from big institutional investors and showing your leadership and having them believe in you.

I take 18 to 19 tablets a day, plus an injection every other day. I get side-effects from some of the medication that aren't ideal. Plus, I hate having to inject myself. It's painful and it creates a few dramas.

When facing the public, politicians constantly filter their ideas through a political sieve. 'How will this affect the environmentalists, labor, management?' Sometimes the sieve gets so clogged by political taboos that no new ideas pass through.

My job as a coach is to make good decisions. It's not to go out there and block or tackle.

A mercurial plan of action may have worked in the Trump Organization board room, but it's a disastrous tactic in foreign affairs.

People talk about flip charts, tactic boards and other rubbish like that. But the truth is that as a manager you just need to get the best out of the players at your disposal.

I think it used to be an accepted leadership tactic to essentially abuse people.

Sometimes you have to subordinate strategic considerations to tactical needs.

I think, in general, the coaches in Italy are much more tactical; that's just how the league works.

The more Strategic Work you do, the more effective, productive, and joyful the Tactical Work becomes.

I remember that, often, Mike Phelan would just nip down to the touchline for a message to one or two players. It was usually just a tactical thing. But when Sir Alex comes to the touchline, all the players know that it's serious stuff.

Arsene Wenger took a lot of inspiration from players, he gave you a lot of freedom. Unai Emery is a bit more tactical.

I learned a lot from Arsene Wenger, especially his tactical systems and how to plan things game to game, week to week and month to month.

I have a lot of admiration for those who build tactical systems, but I always thought the most important thing a good coach must do is build the team around the characteristics of his players.

When you're a manager, we sometimes speak too much about tactics, but the most difficult thing for a manager is to get the best from his best players.

Incentives are not strategy, they are tactics. Defensive measures.

A coach these days is more of a manager than a coach. At this level, you shouldn't really need a coach. You need someone to organise, to come up with gameplans and tactics, rather than someone who is going to do much actual coaching.

Of course, the psychological part, the tactics, is very important.

Guardiola focuses only on the tactics.

I know how important it is to take different tactics from different managers on board.

To become a good coach, it is important to be equipped with tactics and strategy. But first of all, you need to have strong leadership.

The franchise tag is worth something to the team, and you can't be afraid to use it.