Walter Alston Quotes

Leadership is hard to train on.

Selecting a strong team without giving the new captain appropriate time isn't possible.

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

As a manager, you look at who is going to get the fans on the edge of the seats.

I've never seen myself as a manager. As a manager, you have to put all your time into the job, and that would be difficult for me.

A leader's most important decisions are about people. Who do you put in which jobs? How long do you leave them in a job?

Leadership is working with goals and vision; management is working with objectives.

If I look myself as a manager, I have lot more to learn.

I think it's very hard for coaches to work with me. They'll no doubt have a good CV afterwards, but at the same time they're under a lot of pressure.

Managers are important: they are leading the company and guiding and have to provide vision and manage the daily business.

A CEO needs to build their own team.

I have had hundreds of people work for me over the years, and I don't think I ever fired anybody.

The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.

I used to think my job as a CEO meant managing metrics and meeting goals, but I've realised now that's it's about managing my board and employees.

We mislead ourselves when we pretend we can make someone into an effective manager by putting them through a few courses in business school.

A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard.

A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December.

The moment you design the post of a HR manager in the police, your whole outlook towards your team changes. You designate an official to look after their health, their professional needs, their preparedness and motivation, which in most cases becomes quintessential.

When building a strong team, you need a strong leader.

I think Caesar is one of the most empathetic characters that I've played. I think that's the key to a successful leadership. Being able to keep your ears open at all times.

I was a lousy player with virtually no experience managing.

It is important for the manager to find the right solution for your team.

A great team relies on its leaders and they have to make a difference at key moments.

Man-management is my biggest asset, to help the players enjoy themselves and be better than they already are.

I've worked with so many teams, so many dressing rooms.