Tom Douglas Quotes

Rotary provides training at all levels so that those who have been selected for leadership positions have the opportunity to learn and apply leadership principles to their jobs.

I've been told I'm a good midcareer manager.

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.

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.

The most challenging part of being a boss is that nobody will tell you if your work is suffering.

We could all use more coaching.

I'm interested in coaching.

My previous bosses - Louis van Gaal and Marcello Lippi, to name two - have all taught me something.

I'm a fan of coaching.

A lot of people have said, 'Why not take a smaller school head job?' I honestly feel my growth was better being in a large program, being around Coach Saban, and learning how to manage a lot of the tough situations you deal with in the media.

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

I had many good managers: Wim Jansen, Martin O'Neill, Frank Rijkaard, and Alex Ferguson, to name just a few.

Coaching is what I love to do, and I think I'm pretty good at it.

I've never had any complaints about my coaching ability.

Promoting is a no-no - that's hard work. Training is a full-time job, but I don't have time to do that full-time. But managing is something I'll be good at.

The greatest thing about a coaching position is this: You just worry about the day in front of you.

I want to do some coaching, maybe a couple of days a week, and start building up slowly - find out my philosophy, how I like to play and things like that. I want to be a coach now and eventually I want to be a manager.

I had the best teacher there can be in man management or managing a football club.

I think every manager has that, the so-called hairdryer treatment when things need a little turnaround.

One of the great things about coaching is it's a different challenge every day.

If I hire a coach, he's the coach and will run what he knows and is comfortable with. Will it be part of the process? Absolutely. But I am not going to interfere that way as the president.

I would never rule out coaching.

As a director, you're open to any kind of criticism.

With Mourinho, I learned a lot.