Gregg Easterbrook Quotes

When they say I'm a bad teammate and that I got a coach fired, that irritates the hell out of me. The biggest thing for me is to always have respect for my teammates. And then the whole Westphal thing - the man got himself fired. He was losing before I got here.

Bosses are the ones calling the shots, as they should in any organization. And if you think you're above your boss, that's not reality.

It's not everybody that can handle firing Denzel Washington or coming to blows and saying, 'This is what's happening because I said so.' Usually, it's the reverse.

Even without tactical discipline, what is important for a team is having players with maturity and a sense of responsibility.

When I see my staff take a step back because I've lost my cool about something food-related, I say never apologise for your standards. If someone doesn't meet them, then you should explain that and that you want it changed. I want my staff to be like that, too.

Collaboration is just, really, a group of people getting in a room with their eye on a very similar prize and wanting to come out with the same show. The director, ultimately, is the guy in front of whom the buck stops. So, he has to have the courage to prevail. But, he has got to have a huge amount of respect for his collaborators.

Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return.

Coaches have told me I can help the team much more if I don't talk, if I don't moan.

If men can learn to be less defensive, more open to others, and more accepting of accountability, they will adapt well to the new global economy.

I think there's nothing that's not important. Everything you do - from how you connect with the guys in the locker room, to how you learn, to how you play on the field - everything's important; everything goes with the position.

I would have strong opinions and be prepared to argue my case, but if you talk to my colleagues, I think you'd find they consider me the jokester, the informal mayor of the West Wing.

A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work.

I realize that as the quarterback, you have to assume some sort of leadership role because you have to talk in the huddle on every play, and you're essentially giving out orders to the team. But in my mind, I have to prove myself on the field before I can start asserting a leadership role.

A leader must be a good listener. He must be willing to take counsel. He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.

What I have found is that, in a family business structure, sometimes what is needed is a sense of discipline rather than creativity. You have to take everyone's ideas and make it work. When you are dealing with money, there is a limitation on how creative you can be.

I got even with all the bad management I had by being a good manager.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power.

If I'm a leader, I have a mission.

I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.

You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception.

If I have stepped on some people at times because I am at the top, it couldn't be helped. What should I do if someone gets hurt... retire?

During my time as England captain I have always been both helpful and direct in my communications with the ECB.

Don't blame the boss. He has enough problems.

No matter how many or how few people you have reporting to you, you must remember that as you climb higher in the ranks, your words will be taken as commands even if you're just thinking out loud.

I think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality.