Richard Gough Quotes

I could never be a manager. All I have is natural ability.

I am not saying I am the best manager in the world. But I'm quite good.

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

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

I’m an executive now. I have to be a bigger leader, more responsible leader, more careful about how I say things….

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

Many fine coaches never become great managers.

Mourinho is a fantastic manager, intelligent, clever. He is OK.

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

To be a director, you need to be reliable, on time, confident, calm, all of those things you see demonstrated in the military.

There are people who are better managers than I am. I aspire to be a really good manager, but it's not my natural personality to do the same thing for 14 hours a day. I have a lot of different interests. I really like product and strategy and business strategy, and I think I'm not bad at it.

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

People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.

I think it's hard, when you're someone who likes to please people, as I am, to be a boss. I had to learn how to rein myself in and not terrify people.

A CEO needs to build their own team.

Decisiveness is the one word that makes a good manager.

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.

I bring values, resiliency, a thick skin, and I'm not afraid to be confrontational. I don't remember anyone before bringing that to the table.

I'm a natural management guy. I had forgotten that. And I forgot how much I hate it.

I'm quite modest. I don't want to tell people I'm a leader.

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

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

At the moment we need training for leadership.

The sign of a great leader is knowing what you know and knowing what you don't know.