Jurgen Klinsmann Quotes

Delegation of authority is a fact of modern life.

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

There are no managers like there used to be managers.

So I still seized the power, but I felt that if I officially made myself the boss, in black and white, it would be too intimidating for the other producers and the other men who worked on the show. In other words, I had the power, but I gave them the title.

If you have excellent people, then you have to give them the power.

If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates', then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.

The first time I had a secretary, I was sheepish about being demanding or even asking questions.

First of all; Frank was the BOSS. We didn't question any of his motives or decisions at the time.

Roger Goodell is doing his job. He's front office. Whatever he says goes, and I'll leave it at that.

The great irony of management is that the higher up you go, the less actual control you have. When you are but a humble coder, you make the computer do exactly what you want; when you're a manager, you only hope that people understand what you want, and then trust/pray that they do it both correctly and in a timely manner.

Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates.

The way you delegate is that first you have to hire people that you really have confidence in. You won't truly let those people feel a sense of autonomy if you don't have confidence in them.

He isn't a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities.

Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.

Directors are the captains of the ship, and it's your job as the lead actor to make sure that the rest of the cast understand that by doing whatever he says.

I believe in delegating power.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss.... The leader works in the open, and the boss is covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

No matter how lofty you are in your department, the responsibility for what your lowliest assistant is doing is yours.

Structure is not about moving boxes around on a chart. Structure is about power.

The White House Chief of Staff must always remember that he is staff and not chief.

You don’t have a staff General, you have a court.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

You can call anyyne here or call me. We have no formal chain of command.

If you've been on top of the food chain in the Armed Forces, that's who you are. You're used to dealing with your life in a particular way.