Bradley Wright-Phillips Quotes

I think 'manager' is a stupid word.

There are no managers like there used to be managers.

I've never wanted to be the boss.

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

Leadership means that the person in charge gets second guessed by every little twit with a mouth.

I'm really not convinced I want to be a manager at all. Managers are just wide open to abuse.

It was Grant's company and he made all the decisions. And that was just fine.

When placed in command, take charge.

Gotta watch out for directors.

Being a leader doesn't mean you are the guy who runs things.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

Who has not served cannot command.

If you call yourself a leader, then you have to be decisive. If you're decisive, then you have the chance to be a leader. These are two sides to the same coin.

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

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.

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.

To me it's like, every time I'm a director, like today, you're the captain of the ship, so you better dress like it. You're the host of the party.

You run the party or the party runs you.

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

They must be governed by and be subordinate to you.

I must follow them. I am their leader.

My relationship to power and authority is that I'm all for it...People need somebody to watch over them.... Ninety-five percent of the people in the world need to be told what to do and how to behave.

Those who can, must obey.

The man in charge must concern himself with details. If he does not consider them important, neither will his subordinates.