Marouane Fellaini Quotes

I walked in and inherited a management group that I didn't know very well. They didn't know me, and we had a very short window to put together a credible recovery plan.

I've never seen myself as a manager. As a manager, you have to put all your time into the job, and that would be difficult for me.

A C.E.O.'s job is leadership, problem solving, and team building. I've done that my whole career.

When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people.

There's no shortcut to being a manager or coach.

When I go into management, I want to do so with 100 per cent commitment.

I had the best teacher there can be in man management or managing a football club.

For me to be as effective as possible, I intend to sharpen those skills I need to successfully lead an organization that is growing in size and complexity with each passing year.

Too many managers manage by what the postgame press conference is going to be.

Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.

Leadership is working with goals and vision; management is working with objectives.

As leader of the effort of the Iraqi Survey Group, I spent most of my days not out in the field leading inspections. It's typically what you do at that level. I was trying to motivate, direct, find strategies.

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their potential? Are they learning? Serving? Do they achieve the required results? Do they change with grace? Manage conflict?

I describe management as arts, crafts and science. It is a practice that draws on arts, craft and science and there is a lot of craft - meaning experience - there is a certain amount of craft meaning insight, creativity and vision, and there is the use of science, technique or analysis.

A CEO needs to build their own team.

I used to think my job as a CEO meant managing metrics and meeting goals, but I've realised now that's it's about managing my board and employees.

The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.

Showing leadership doesn't mean every employee will run the organization; that would lead to chaos. Businesses do need someone to set the vision and then lead the team to it.

The most challenging part of being a boss is that nobody will tell you if your work is suffering.

I wouldn't say I was the best manager in the business. But I was in the top one.

I know how to make decisions, and I know how to lead.

At the moment we need training for leadership.

The Secret Service today is awash in managers, not leaders.

Regarding managing people, I am lucky to be surrounded by good, smart friends, some of whom own their own companies or have worked in ones and can lend experience.

When I was getting my education, I fell in love with the writings of Peter Drucker. He was my hero. I had a naive belief that when I became a manager, it was going to be like Peter Drucker's books. That is, I was going to be the effective executive. I was going to talk to people about their goals. I was going to help them actualize.