Barry Barish Quotes

Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult.

Collaboration is just, really, a group of people getting in a room with their eye on a very similar prize and wanting to come out with the same show. The director, ultimately, is the guy in front of whom the buck stops. So, he has to have the courage to prevail. But, he has got to have a huge amount of respect for his collaborators.

Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.

I wouldn't ask any of my employees to do anything I wouldn't do. And I work as hard, if not harder than the rest of the staff, to set an example. I also believe in giving my employees a lot of room to be creative and to express themselves.

If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work.

I'm always learning from experiences because each one is different and there are different players involved in the project at the time with their own way of doing things.

Let them police themselves, and then it goes another step past them to my coaches and there a coach that is responsible for a different area and different category on the field.

I love to be directed. They can trust me and go.

I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.

Once you're more aware of people's needs, you can create action plans for others to follow. That way, you're responsible for your own well-being, too.

You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work, and knowing that you're not a true ally to the person who's in charge of all that.

I put projects together. I put people together.

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.

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

I've got to let the people who are in the business run the business. I can help them think through their decisions about products, about partners, about hiring. But in the end, the decisions are theirs, and so is the responsibility.

One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.

I don't think I am that hands-on. I'm much more of a believer in finding a great team of people and trusting them to follow their instincts. They work better when they feel they have freedom and they are trusted.

I'm not going to sit here and bash the manager, we have to regroup.

When you empower people you sign up for a life of uncertainty and change.

To have success, there must be a very clear mission, a staff who understands the mission, enough autonomy to do the mission, and accountability for the success of the mission..

I probably do better when I'm in charge. But it's good to be able to be a part of something and be a supporter and help make a project work.

I completely agree with feeling the need for or the benefits of being pushed and of being directed on a project and collaborating.

A big part of the job of being a showrunner is, in my way of thinking, being a good communicator because there's really no other way to have hope for getting what you want, at the end of the day.