The only thing I believe is this: A player does not have to like a manager and he does not read more

The only thing I believe is this: A player does not have to like a manager and he does not have to respect a manager. All he has to do is obey the rules.

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.

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

Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.

Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.

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.

I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate read more

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.

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.

Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible read more

Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men read more

It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.