Roy Hodgson Quotes

Great CEOs are not just born with shiny hair and a tie.

Decisiveness is the one word that makes a good manager.

It is difficult for every manager, I think, in the first year.

I've been around some great coaches and learned a lot from every single stop I've had.

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

Recognizing poor leadership is a vital skill to help you achieve greatness.

Leadership is all about emotional intelligence. Management is taught, while leadership is experienced.

With Mourinho, I learned a lot.

You never stop learning in football management and I certainly believe the invaluable experience from my time as Villa manager will prove hugely beneficial in the next stage of my managerial career.

I have picked the very, very best deputy that I could. David Parker is a fantastic guy. He's a person who I trust absolutely. He's got a wonderful sense for policy. He will be great on organisation, and I know that I could not have a better deputy.

We're all flawed, but basically, effective managers are people whose flaws are not fatal under the circumstances. Maybe the best managers are simply ordinary, healthy people who aren't too screwed up.

I always liked Casey Stengel as a manager because he seemed to have a grasp of so many things.

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

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

You learn every single day when you're running a company. You learn as you go.

Nobody is actually a natural C.E.O.

Effective management always means asking the right question.

Too many talk about a company's leadership, referring to the senior most executives in the organization. They are just that: senior executives. Leadership doesn't automatically happen when you reach a certain pay grade. Hopefully you find it there, but there are no guarantees.

The fellow who never makes a mistake takes his orders from one who does.

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

Leaders of the future will have to be visionary and be able to bring people in - real communicators. These are things that women bring to leadership and executive positions, and it's going to be incredibly valuable and incredibly in demand.

Reading a book about management isn't going to make you a good manager any more than a book about guitar will make you a good guitarist, but it can get you thinking about the most important concepts.

Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.

I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.

Whoever wants to be a leader should educate himself before educating others