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Your real boss is the one who walks around under your hat.
Your real boss is the one who walks around under your hat.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
No man goes before his time / unless the boss leaves early.
No man goes before his time / unless the boss leaves early.