James L. Dolan Quotes

Well, yes, I've fired a lot of people. Generally I like other people to fire, because it's always a lousy task. But I have fired many people.

I went out there for a thousand a week, and I worked Monday, and I got fired Wednesday. The guy that hired me was out of town Tuesday.

I mean, there's no arguing. There is no anything. There is no beating around the bush. 'You're fired' is a very strong term.

If the club decides to sack me, honestly, I don't feel this pressure.

Am I afraid of President Maurizio Zamparini's reputation for hiring and firing? No, the only thing I fear is death!

I don't even like firing people. I don't think I've ever said, 'You're fired' to anybody.

My job is to get people back to work and make tough decisions. I've been willing to do it.

Getting fired is what happens to a manager sooner or later.

I knew that everybody could be replaced. Nobody lasts forever. And if you work for somebody, he's certainly got the privilege and the right to fire you.

When I got to the Mavericks people were all giving me advice - change this, change that - and one thing that I didn't do was fire anybody.

You can get fired from any job at any time.

If you fire him, you get two for the price of one.

We need to have some people fired for reasons of public trust.

There is no way, if I was running ABC, I would have kept me on the air.

I have a lot of people who want to work for me.

The Ebert thing just didn't work out. We just couldn't, like, come to an agreement. And 'Movieline', they obviously didn't want me, because they fired me.

Who wants to get sacked? Not me.

We were cowards when we sacked him.

I like being able to fire people.

Every conversation I have almost always revolves around, you know, personnel and policy focused on producing results.

My job is exhilarating. It's challenging. I find that the governance part of it, the decision making part of it - actually comes - comes pretty naturally. I think I've got a great team. I think we're making good decisions. The the hardest thing about the job is staying focused. Because there's so many demands and decisions that are pressed upon you.

Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth.

My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions.

Decision making is the specific executive task.

Never delegate. Always empower.