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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.

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Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed read more

Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers.

by William Feather Found in: Principles Quotes,
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I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

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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.

by Jack Welch Found in: Managers Quotes,
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Leave no question in anyone's mind as to where you stand.

Leave no question in anyone's mind as to where you stand.

by L. Aldin Porter Found in: Principles Quotes,
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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.

by Chuck Tanner Found in: Managers Quotes,
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The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants them to read more

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants them to do, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it

by Theodore Roosevelt Found in: Managers Quotes,
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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 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.

by H.s.m. Burns Found in: Managers Quotes,
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I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.

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Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they read more

Some believe all that parents, tutors, and kindred believe. They take their principles by inheritance, and defend them as they would their estates, because they are born heirs to them.

by Alan Watts Found in: Principles Quotes,
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