Most bosses know instinctively that their power depends more on employee's compliance than on threats or sanctions.

Most bosses know instinctively that their power depends more on employee's compliance than on threats or sanctions.

Accomplishing the impossible means only the boss will add it to your regular duties.

Accomplishing the impossible means only the boss will add it to your regular duties.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, read more

There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.

Asking 'who ought to be the boss' is like asking 'who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?' Obviously, read more

Asking 'who ought to be the boss' is like asking 'who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?' Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure.

Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.

Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.

Too often it's not the most creative guys or the smartest. Instead, it's the ones who are best at playing read more

Too often it's not the most creative guys or the smartest. Instead, it's the ones who are best at playing politics and soft-soaping their bosses. Boards don't like tough, abrasive guys.

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY will always be his boss.

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY will always be his boss.