Sarah Vaughan Quotes

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

Like most entrepreneurs, getting motivated to work has never been a problem for me; focus comes through delegating tasks to the best people you can find.

Leadership is inspiring people. Management is keeping the trains running on time.

The first myth of management is that it exists. The second myth of management is that success equals skill.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.

Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts.

A leader is the one who can outline the broad vision and the direction, and say here's where we are going to go, here's why we need to go there, and here's how we are going to get there. A manager is the one who actually gets up under the hood and tunes the carburetor.

My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.

I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.

To have success, there must be a very clear mission, a staff who understands the mission, enough autonomy to do the mission, and accountability for the success of the mission..

When you are the manager, you want to win.

As a manager, it's the same as a player: I want to see how far I can get.

Coaching was something I've never had much interest in. I've always been a big-picture guy, like a manager has to be.

Recognizing poor leadership is a vital skill to help you achieve greatness.

I've run a very successful business, and I think I can also run a very successful team.

When you're a young manager and trying to build something, you work very, very hard.

There are people who are better managers than I am. I aspire to be a really good manager, but it's not my natural personality to do the same thing for 14 hours a day. I have a lot of different interests. I really like product and strategy and business strategy, and I think I'm not bad at it.

A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.

Make measurable progress in reasonable time.

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

One of the things that I did before I ran for president is I was a professional speaker. Not a motivational speaker - an inspirational speaker. Motivation comes from within. You have to be inspired. That's what I do. I inspire people, I inspire the public, I inspire my staff. I inspired the organizations I took over to want to succeed.

To me, success in the job is setting a vision, guiding an organization through change - which is exactly what I did at Digitas, and I'm very proud of that - and bringing people together and with you. That, to me, is what it takes to be successful.

The secret to winning is constant, consistent management.

A CEO needs to build their own team.

Basically, managing is about influencing action. Managing is about helping organizations and units to get things done, which means action. Sometimes, managers manage actions directly. They fight fires. They manage projects. They negotiate contracts.