Quotes About Responsibility

Words have power. You be careful.

Steve, are you alright. I have asked for tomorrow because of you. Your health is not good," said Notch. "My health is Ok. I get blackouts once in a while, but other than that I am fine. I am ready to go. We can begin right now. If we wait too long, my health may worsen," said Steve. "Alright, as you think appropriate. We will begin right away. Take all your necessary belongings," said Notch.

This country was not built... by men who sought handouts. John Galt speech, Atlas Shrugged, 1957

The choices we make, for good or ill, will affect the welfare of generations yet unborn. —State of the Union message, January 14, 1963

Parents existed to be used by their children.

The more you drive the less intelligent you are.

Urmson and his colleagues learned that as their technology improved, the humans using it would become less reliable. "We realized that this was going to be much much harder to do than we had thought," said engineer Dave Ferguson. "It just became clear that, look, if we can't rely on the driver to pay attention, or to hand over control to, then basically we just have to solve the whole problem. We need to have this vehicle not need the driver.

One mark of a leader is his willingness to share information.

With young people you have to try to impart a sense of responsibility. If they can add greater awareness to their energy and their talents they can be rewarded with great careers.

If they lose faith in your knowledge, they lose faith in you. That grasp of the facts must be kept at a high level, for all time. You have to be accurate in what you say to the players.

As long as you don't criticise individual players in public, admonishing the team is fine, not a problem. We can all share in the blame: the manager, his staff, the players. Expressed properly, criticism can be an acceptance of collective responsibility. Under

There are plenty of attributes that separate the great leader from the good manager. Both may put their work before family and friends, survive on little sleep, endure a lifetime of red-eye flights. Look more closely and you will find that the great leader possesses an unusual, and essential, characteristic – he will think and operate like an owner, or a person who owns a substantial stake of the business, even if, in a financial or legal sense, he is neither.

Inexperienced, or insecure, leaders are often tempted to make any infraction a capital offence.

With young people you have to try to impart a sense of responsibility. If they can add greater awareness to their energy and their talents they can be rewarded with great careers. One

La autoridad y el control se basan en ganarse la confianza de las personas a las que se va a dirigir.

Un líder no es uno de los chicos.

part of a leader's job is to eliminate as many risks as possible.

you cannot get too attached to people who work for you. The one time you must have that attachment is when they are in trouble - when they need your advice.

A leader who arrives in a new setting, or inherits a big role, needs to curb the impulse to display his manhood.

Effective delegation depends on the ability of others to make decisions. Some people can make decisions, others cannot. It

I was the puppet master, not the control freak.

Effective delegation depends on the ability of others to make decisions. Some people can make decisions, others cannot. It just doesn't work if you are congenitally hesitant and allow things to linger in a state of suspension.

Whenever you show up in a new role, it will not be long before you have to face trouble and a clash over something. There is nothing to be gained by stirring it up yourself. Trouble will find you quick enough.

After anyone retires from a position of responsibility and remains associated with the same organisation, it is unfair to your successor to try and retain the authority you once possessed. You have to let go and let the new man and the new regime do what they think is best.