Graydon Carter Quotes

The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't.

Okay. Look, why don't you take care of the half a million things you've been letting dangle in Roarke's Empire of Everything?" "Catchy title. I may use it one day.

Leaders receive and give assignments. This is an important part of the necessary principle of delegating. No one appreciates a willing volunteer more than I, but the total work cannot be done as the Lord wants it done merely by those doing the work who may be present at meetings.

If you want someone else to do a task, don't do it yourself.

I have learned to delegate.

There is one rule of action more important than all others. It consists in never doing anything that someone else can do for you.

The biggest boss has the clearest desk.

It's extremely instructive to realize that you cannot do everything. You need to delegate, to find experts, to consult with them. A big part of the job of directing is knowing when to take something on and when you shouldn't.

Control your time. If you're working off your in-box, you're working off the priorities of others. Be sure the staff is working on what you move to them from the President, or the President will be reacting, not leading.

The best way to handle responsibility is to break it down into smaller parts. Take care of one small thing at a time.

We accomplish all that we do through delegation - either to time or to other people.

Nobody can do everything well, so learn how to delegate responsibility to other winners and then hold them accountable for their decisions.

The Things to do are: the things that need doing, that you see need to be done, and that no one else seems to see need to be done.

I know what I want, and it's hard to delegate.

A manager has to have all different sides covered.

I think I can run a team pretty well.

Many women try to advance in their careers by having all the answers; by being the go-to person for information and advice; or by building expertise in a particular field. However, as they progress, gain broader responsibilities, and grow into leadership roles, they realize that their span of control is too vast to be able to know every answer.

I've enjoyed the captaincy when I've done it at Middlesex and with England.

When I first became captain the job was new and refreshing and didn't affect my batting. I was still in the same mental pattern I had had for 10 years; batting came first and captaincy fitted in with that.

Part of being a leader means knowing who you can go after and who you should pat on the butt.

I have really enjoyed the responsibility of leading the team and making the decisions out there.

If you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult to master strategy.

If you don't take it for granted that the other man will do his job, you're not an executive.

I am always able to keep a laser focus on one thing at a time without getting distracted. It helps that I try to break everything I do into small, achievable tasks.

The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day. Never let your correspondence fall behind. Whatever piece of business you have in hand, before stopping, do all the labor pertaining to it which can then be done.