Joe Murray Quotes

I'd have to just say that working with other people, it's a different world from school.

Employees don't need to be best friends, but there does need to be a level of mutual respect and understanding.

I've worked on shows where the actors don't talk to each other, and if they want to talk to each other, they talk through the director. What kind of existence is this? If I have to spend 14 hours a day with somebody, we're in a relationship. We'd better talk it out.

Climbing has worked for me in a number of ways on Capitol Hill. I'm much more inclined to look at what people do, as opposed to what they say. Also, it's about working together - we're all on the rope together, and you don't get to cut the rope if you're not getting along with someone.

I would have strong opinions and be prepared to argue my case, but if you talk to my colleagues, I think you'd find they consider me the jokester, the informal mayor of the West Wing.

Historically, NBCUniversal had brilliant people, but some of them didn't do a very good job of working together.

Some people say it's scarier to direct the people you work with; not me, I'm a team guy.

Politics exist in the boardroom, as well.

I can only say that I have good personal relations with all secretaries of state with whom I have a chance to work.

Obviously, you always hope you're going to get on with people you work with.

You'll get the maximum potential out of everyone on your team when you create harmony, when you treat each employee well.

I think I'd probably shine really well in a team sport, but as everybody knows, I don't handle politics very well. A lot of team sports has a lot of politics. Individual sports, it's all about me.

The organization reflects the behavior and characteristics of the CEO, and that establishes the culture. Foster an environment of open communication, and the organization inherits a culture of open communication.

As a manager, you manage a team and there are good periods where there are good feelings in the group.

I've had five managers, and I've played with all of them.

If the chief executive cannot have a party background, how can she ensure her team is wholeheartedly united?

Having the support from everyone, the bosses, whoever within the team, definitely makes it much easier for me as a driver.

Most of the people that work for me are my friends, and I'd like to keep it that way.

It's like any normal job. There are people you butt heads with. The main thing is that while you might have difference of opinion, when you get into the ring you take care of each other and you don't try to hurt the other person.

I think the best thing that Jonathan and I have done is… having really strong people working with us - our work environment and all of our employees and everybody, we're like one big family.

It's very important to like the people you work with. Otherwise, your job is going to be quite miserable.

Each director maintains a different personality. Either you get along, or you don't.

A big part of the job of being a showrunner is, in my way of thinking, being a good communicator because there's really no other way to have hope for getting what you want, at the end of the day.

You can't make a manager have a coach he doesn't want. I can't make the head of the accounting department work with someone he doesn't want.

Some of my colleagues I have the most differences with in decisions are ones with whom I have a very friendly relationship. You have to be able to step back and look at the issues and your colleagues.