Jon Evans Quotes

A CEO needs to build their own team.

If I have a really bad cook or a bad manager or bad sous-chef, I previously would have fired them or lost my temper. But now I realize that if I'm so right, then I should be able to communicate it so clearly that they get it.

I can't be a manager, because I think it's too tough managing 30 players thinking in different ways.

Having the ability to relate to people is such an important part of management and leadership.

The true genius of a great manager is his or her ability to individualize. A great manager is one who understands how to trip each person's trigger.

I'm not aggressive by nature and it was tough for me to make the transition to directing.

If I look myself as a manager, I have lot more to learn.

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

I think management is about just that - managing people via man-to-man skills.

In any leadership position, you're always going to be disappointing somebody.

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

I think directors should be confident in their leadership capabilities. I think directors should be confident in what they want to do.

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.

My feeling is if you're going to be a leader, you have to carefully assess where people are and where people want to go.

To be a good leader, you have to be a good communicator. As a leader, you have to communicate your intent every chance you get, and if you fail to do that, you will pay the consequences.

Selecting a strong team without giving the new captain appropriate time isn't possible.

When building a strong team, you need a strong leader.

As a manager, I have to keep calm.

One of my strengths is connecting with the players.

As a captain I think tactically I've been quite good.

When you slide into television, no one tells you exactly how manage expectations and work with your staff.

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

As you develop relationships in your team you have to learn how your teammates react to being yelled at or how to put your arm around them and show them how to do things. You have to build those relationships up and understand who that person is and how they respond and choose your way to lead them to hopefully help everyone out.

I like to think I'll be quite instinctive as a leader.