Donald Engen Quotes

You always hear about delegation, but people make the mistake of delegating and not following up. I give authority, but I stay in touch. Otherwise it doesn't work.

Gotta watch out for directors.

Oversight was not meant to be comfortable.

Manage what belongs to you, but not what belongs to others.

The only way we can do oversight is if people tell the truth.

I think an owner needs to be present. When an owner is not present that's when things tend to go awry.

Who watches the watchmen?

You can't always let people do their own thing.

When you supervise something, it is one thing. When you are in the middle of something, there is a different pace of life.

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

In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.

I can't be left unsupervised.

Being responsible, I will direct, and will be responsible for nothing that I do not direct.

The person who manages the state is me.

We like to keep an eye on the rascals.

I'm a person who believes in close monitoring and knowing what everyone on the staff is doing.

I can always make trouble for who I guard and control the effort I bring.

We are considered to be a watchdog, the IEA, and a watchdog fulfils its task only if it barks. So I bark when I think there is a need for barking.

It's part of the captain's job to keep people on their toes.

I have never been afraid of being in charge, whether I have been coach, manager or caretaker.

Trust is fine, but control is better.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

If we're not on them, they go back to their old ways.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

All leaders share something in common. They feel they are the only ones who can do the job.