We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles.

We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who read more

A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who work for him.

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third read more

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

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

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

I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.

I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.

Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers read more

Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting the energies of his people. read more

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.