Michael Bloomberg Quotes

If you can run one business well, you can run any business well.

My view is that if you can't run your own house, you certainly can't run the White House. Can't do it.

The key to being a good manager or a good entrepreneur is to pick the right people. Pick the right people, and they'll make you look good.

I feel like the business side came more naturally to me along with the product design side, but managing and effectively leading large organizations of people is something that is perpetually challenging and the topic on which I am constantly looking for good advice.

We were the leaders of a company at the age of 15 with lawyers, tax advisers and managers around us, all on our payroll. A huge chunk of responsibility rested on our shoulders, which at the same time was a good thing since we hate superiors.

Leadership is all about emotional intelligence. Management is taught, while leadership is experienced.

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

You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership.

I have found that leadership is leadership is leadership. It applies whether you are in government or in corporate life or in non-profit life.

You can be someone running...who is just a soaring leader of people. But if you don't have the finances down, you're going to have a problem.

The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.

Running a business is not the same as being president of the United States.

To be effective, leaders must have the qualities and attitudes essential to work in a group setting.

Most US corporations today are over-managed and under-led. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership.

There is a big difference between being a leader and actually leading.

We live in a world that is crying out for better leadership.

There are leaders, and there are those who lead.

IQ and technical skills are important, but emotional intelligence is the sine qua non of leadership.

Leadership ability determines a person's level of effectiveness.

As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation.

The one quality that can be developed by studious reflection and practice is the leadership of men.

If you can run one company, you can run another. Running companies are about inspiring and driving the best out of people.

We need a leader, not a reader.

The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan.

Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth.