Simon Sinek Quotes

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

Once in a while there's wisdom in recognizing that the Boss is.

He that cannot obey, cannot command.

Learn to obey before you command.

Dad was a strict disciplinarian and would give us a wallop with a wooden spoon if we were out of order. But we really respected him - he didn't try to be our best friend.

First of all; Frank was the BOSS. We didn't question any of his motives or decisions at the time.

I don't mind how much my Ministers talk, so long as they do what I say.

Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control.

A leader is admired, a boss is feared.

You don't need a foreign policy expert to tell you empty threats and hollow promises don't work. Ask any parent of a rebellious teenager. If you don't make good on the threats, you're asking for worse behavior next time.

He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command.

I'm a fair manager, put it that way. I like to be fair with the players, but there's a time for discipline.

No matter how lofty you are in your department, the responsibility for what your lowliest assistant is doing is yours.

The White House Chief of Staff must always remember that he is staff and not chief.

Some people need a command-and-control environment.

Bosses are the ones calling the shots, as they should in any organization. And if you think you're above your boss, that's not reality.

The coach is the boss at the end of the day. I do whatever he tells me and don't ask questions.

Everywhere in life, everywhere in the world, there has to be bosses.

My subordinates followed my orders.

I am pretty tough as a boss.

If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates', then you know nothing of leadership. You know only tyranny.

For me, the battle is finding the balance between wanting to spend time with my boys and then having enough perspective to still be the disciplinarian and, like, not be in the best friend business.

You have to discipline your children, or they won't respect you, law enforcement or God or anyone else.

There has to be absolute trust between the tiger and its master, but its master must be the master - there must be no mistake about that.

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.