Karyn Kusama Quotes

A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.

A leader is the one who can outline the broad vision and the direction, and say here's where we are going to go, here's why we need to go there, and here's how we are going to get there. A manager is the one who actually gets up under the hood and tunes the carburetor.

Like most entrepreneurs, getting motivated to work has never been a problem for me; focus comes through delegating tasks to the best people you can find.

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

Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

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

My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.

The art of delegation is one of the key skills any entrepreneur must master.

Leaders tend to focus on 'what to do,' but the real issue is more often 'how to do it.'

A manager has to have all different sides covered.

I've run a very successful business, and I think I can also run a very successful team.

One thing that will never change as a manager is that there is so much game stuff and management stuff to deal with that you want good information.

As a manager, you need to have your own vision and what you want to do with the team.

I used to spend my time more on process than strategy. Now, I prioritize my time around strategy, people, and process.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.

Leadership and management are not synonymous.

Delegating doesn't mean passing off work you don't enjoy, but letting your employees stretch their skills and judgment.

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.

Basically, managing is about influencing action. Managing is about helping organizations and units to get things done, which means action. Sometimes, managers manage actions directly. They fight fires. They manage projects. They negotiate contracts.

Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.

Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts.

Management is getting people together to figure out how to transform inputs into outputs. In the process of figuring out the process of how people work together, you've got to figure out who's got what responsibilities, and how do they work together.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

The classic problem as an entrepreneur is that they have a hard time delegating. But that's really crazy. Recruiting other executives is critical, so is dealing with customers and dealing with regulators. Those are functions that only the top founders can do.

Leadership means forming a team and working toward common objectives that are tied to time, metrics, and resources.