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A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a read more
A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting.
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.
Your real boss is the one who walks around under your hat.
Your real boss is the one who walks around under your hat.
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.
No man goes before his time / unless the boss leaves early.
No man goes before his time / unless the boss leaves early.
By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a read more
By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day.
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.
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.
A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently read more
A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could