Rafael Benitez Quotes

Over the years I've learned that, to be a good manager, you need to have passion, and you need to have a strong character. Without those things, the job is very, very difficult.

I'm not aggressive by nature and it was tough for me to make the transition to directing.

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

A CEO needs to build their own team.

In any leadership position, you're always going to be disappointing somebody.

I like to think I'll be quite instinctive as a leader.

Being a manager is kneading people.

Leadership is all about emotional intelligence. Management is taught, while leadership is experienced.

Every manager has his own ideas and different ways of doing things.

My job as a manager is to get the best out of your players. Sometimes you get it wrong, and you won't get the response that you want, but we all face that every single day.

Leadership is influence.

Being a manager is about getting into the minds of the people you represent.

Panic plays no part in the training of a nurse.

Leadership is working with goals and vision; management is working with objectives.

Leadership is hard to train on.

If I look myself as a manager, I have lot more to learn.

I've got an opinion on everything, so I should go into management.

As a whole, the managers today are different in temperament. Most have very good communication skills and are more understanding of the umpire's job. That doesn't mean they are better managers. It just means that I perceive today's managers a bit differently.

Decisiveness is the one word that makes a good manager.

I think management is about just that - managing people via man-to-man skills.

I think leadership is most effective when it's your own personality. But I feel like it's a natural progression as a quarterback, as well.

When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people.

You have to be a well-rounded leader. You can't fly by the seat of your pants anymore. You have to be incredibly tough-minded about standards of performance, but you also have to be incredibly tenderhearted with the people you're working with.

I could never be a manager. All I have is natural ability.

I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.