Bobby Hull Quotes
I hope I can do a better job than Mr. Bettman.
"Hull Named Commissioner of New WHA." The Globe and Mail, 18 July 2003, p. S1.
This quotation could be used by any leader, private or public, in almost any couWentry of the world to improve administration and leadership. It is the follow through for the top management that counts. Typically, even in the best of democracies, if anything goes wrong, the local managers and leaders are not only blamed for it and are held accountable if it was their mistake. but, even in America, executives blame the lower level bureaucrats even when it was caused by a mistake at the top. Congress is notorious for blaming appointees and bureaucrats if they every make a mistake, but castigating them in the most impolite and callous way. Often, it is for doing exactly what Congress officially and unofficially insisted that they do. Most management experts agree that government bureaucracies are too risk averse, but there are few rewards for bureaucratic success—that is taken by the President or the Cabinet or other heads of agencies, and much adverse if a mistake is ever made.
Robert Marvin Hull OC is a Canadian former ice hockey player who is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. His blonde hair, legendary skating speed, end-to-end rushes, and ability to shoot the puck at very high velocity all earned him the name "The Golden Jet". His talents were such that one or two opposing players were often assigned just to shadow him—a tribute to his explosiveness.
