John Schnatter Quotes

I think in a lot of ways, I handle the leadership role a little different than others. I'm not going to rah-rah or slap you across the helmet or push you. I'm going to talk to you.

Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry all day.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

Leadership means making people feel good.

Arsene knows what he wants and knows how to get the best out of you - that is why he gets such an impressive response from his players.

You have to lead by example. You have to be the calmest person in the room. You have to be very open. I think the qualities of a director are to enable and to find the best in everybody.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.

As a leader, these attributes - confidence, perseverance, work ethic and good sense - are all things I look for in people. I also try to lead by example and create an environment where good questions and good ideas can come from anyone.

There are good leaders who actively guide and bad leaders who actively misguide. Hence, leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

Servant leadership is the foundation and the secret of Sam Walton's ability to achieve team synergy.

I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people.

I have been tremendously impacted and influenced by my coaches. It's nice to play for people that are going to support you.

Leadership is an individual sport, one that has to be fine-tuned to each of the people that reports to you. Leaders also need to provide the direction, energy, encouragement and inspiration for each person who reports directly to the leader as well as for the overall organization.

There are some great video clips of me swearing, screaming at players, but I was also the biggest cheerleader in the league.

For me coaching is about seeing a vision and trying to sell that vision to the players through a day to day teaching of the job.

I'm the type of manager who doesn't really like the word 'manage.' Nor do I really like the word 'boss.' I like to look at myself as more as a leader.

When I'm talking to my teammates, being the vocal leader, going up and down, pushing everyone, they tend to follow.

I try and be super vocal on the field because that's what we need, and that's what I want to do.

It's part of my role to push the guys around me to be the best they can be. I think that's part of being a leader.

My teammate Torii Hunter taught me how to lead and provide encouragement to the locker room.

Harry Redknapp is a fantastic manager. He knows how to talk to players. You need that belief from your own manager. He tells you just to go out there and do your thing. That is what Harry has got more than anyone else.