“ A computer will not make a good manager out of a bad manager. It makes a good manager better faster and a bad manager worse faster. ”
- Edward Esber- Copy
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“ The manager cannot share his power with division superintendent or foreman or workman, but he can give them opportunities for developing their power. ”
- Mary Parker Follett- Copy
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“ I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles. ”
- Scott Adams- Copy
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“ One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people's excuses for failure. ”
- Robert Townsend- Copy
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“ Don't be a time manager, be a priority manager. Cut your major goals into bite-sized pieces. Each small priority or requirement on the way to ultimate goal become a mini goal in itself. ”
- Denis Waitley- Copy
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“ For a manager to be perceived as a positive manager, they need a four to one positive to negative contact ratio. ”
- Ken Blanchard- Copy
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“ I would rather have a first-class manager running a second-rate business than a second-rate manager running a first-rate business. ”
- Jack E. Reichert- Copy
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“ Today, a skilled manager makes more than the owner. And owners fight each other to get the skilled managers. ”
- Mikhail Khodorkovsky- Copy
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“ It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager. ”
- Frank Robinson- Copy
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“ The manager administers; the leader innovates. The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective. The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why. The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon… ”
- Warren G. Bennis- Copy
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“ A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting the energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong — that's healthy. ”
- Robert Townsend- Copy
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“ A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who work for him. My advice: Don't worry about yourself. Take care of those who work for you and you'll float to greatness on their achievements. ”
- HSM Burns- Copy
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“ Here is where some entrepreneurs fail. They are filled with creative juices and total commitment to their business, but too often they don't understand that they must also be managers, administrators, even gofers — at least for a while. ”
- Lillian Vernon- Copy
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“ He felt about books as doctors feel about medicines, or managers about plays - cynical, but hopeful. ”
- Dame Rose Macaulay- Copy
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“ The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided. ”
- Casey Stengel- Copy
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“ Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise — bureaucrats. ”
- Alvin Toffler- Copy
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“ If I had to sum up in one word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act. ”
- Lee Iacocca- Copy
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“ After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager.". ”
- William S. Burroughs- Copy
- 1.6K
“ A leader knows what's best to do; a manager knows merely how best to do it. ”
- Ken Adelman- Copy
- 1.4K
“ Always be nice to bankers. Always be nice to pension fund managers. Always be nice to the media. In that order. ”
- Lord Hanson- Copy
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“ As a manager the important thing is not what happens when you are there, but what happens when you are not there. ”
- Ken Blanchard- Copy
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“ Effective managers live in the present but concentrate on the future. ”
- James L. Hayes- Copy
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“ For peace of mind, we need to resign as general manager of the universe. ”
- Larry Eisenberg- Copy
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“ How you measure the performance of your managers directly affects the way they act. ”
- John Dearden- Copy
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“ Just as you would not permit a fellow employee to steal a piece of office equipment, you shouldn't let anyone walk away with the time of his fellow managers. ”
- Andrew Grove- Copy
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