Matt Nagy Quotes

That was something I probably had to go through, a learning curve in terms of trying to develop into the captain I want to be.

If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

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 learned this early on in the variety business: You've got to give folks responsibility, you've got to trust them, and then you've got to check on them.

I could have coached better.

The great irony of management is that the higher up you go, the less actual control you have. When you are but a humble coder, you make the computer do exactly what you want; when you're a manager, you only hope that people understand what you want, and then trust/pray that they do it both correctly and in a timely manner.

I got even with all the bad management I had by being a good manager.

Leadership is one of the things I really strive to excel in in my life.

If I'm a leader, I have a mission.

I'm one of those people where, the more responsibility I have, the better I become. The more I rise up to it. The less responsibility I have, the more I can easily devolve.

I'll continue to try to make changes to better improve the team.

I am learning how to delegate and how to empower people.

It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.

I think for me, or for anyone who plays the quarterback position, it's almost an unspoken word when you think about leadership. Some guys can be a leader and be a running back or a lineman, or wide receiver, strong safety, or linebacker. But when you speak of quarterbacks, it's automatically a default that you're supposed to be a leader.

I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.

Leadership is one of sports' intangibles. Guys can score, guys can fight, guys can skate faster than anybody else. But not everybody can say, 'Follow me.'

In managers, I look for people who can get things done through other people. The most important thing for a good manager is that the people on his team feel like he or she has integrity.

There is only one way to respond to the issue of leadership and that is to lead.

Certainly we have made mistakes, but you try and learn from your mistakes. And the most important thing is always to move forward and, I think, empower people to do their best, and to lead. I think people respect that and work better under those circumstances.

If I can be a leader, I will.

A good leader has to at some point trust those around him; otherwise, nothing constructive is going to get done.

I've put a lot of thought into being a leader.

Leadership means setting a moral tone.

It's not my job to hold your hand. It's my job to take motivated people and show them how to become better.

I try to be the best that I can be and the best to the people that work for me.