Maxioms Pet

X
  •   26  /  37  

    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.

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  13  /  20  

It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate read more

It takes more courage to reveal insecurities than to hide them, more strength to relate to people than to dominate them, more 'manhood' to abide by thought-out principles rather than blind reflex. Toughness is in the soul and spirit, not in muscles and an immature mind.

  ( comments )
  24  /  26  

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  26  /  34  

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.

by Casey Stengel Found in: Managers Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  13  /  28  

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  13  /  16  

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.

by Everett Dirksen Found in: Principles Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  24  /  25  

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,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  37  /  28  

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.

by Groucho Marx Found in: Principles Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  17  /  26  

One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people's excuses for failure.

One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people's excuses for failure.

by Robert Townsend Found in: Managers Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  19  /  23  

Many plays-certainly mine-are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on them.

Many plays-certainly mine-are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on them.

by Thornton Wilder Found in: Managers Quotes,
Share to:
Maxioms Web Pet