James Murdoch Quotes

If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for.

I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.

I just hate people who are lazy. To be on my team, you have to have energy and a sense of wanting to learn. That really excites me.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.

I like to make everything my friends are involved in a little better. I should have just become a manager.

I am learning how to delegate and how to empower people.

Leadership is an individual sport, one that has to be fine-tuned to each of the people that reports to you. Leaders also need to provide the direction, energy, encouragement and inspiration for each person who reports directly to the leader as well as for the overall organization.

I remember working with a guy named Andrew Braccia at Yahoo, and Yahoo was the company that bought Flickr. Everyone on his team was hard working and reliable, did what they said they were going to do, on top of everything, and seemed to be operating at this level of productivity and effectiveness that I found difficult to manage to.

My toughest job every day is maintaining intensity with myself and with my staff.

Leadership is inspiring people. Management is keeping the trains running on time.

My idea is bring in good people and then get out of their way.

Sure, I'm hyperactive. I make my staff a bit hyper, too, but motivating someone else is what gives me a buzz.

I'm just gonna make plays and bring a good atmosphere to your organization.

Managers are driving the ship, so to speak, without actually being on the pitch, so every manager I've worked under here definitely deserves credit.

Being a manager is more than a job. It's my passion. From the moment I wake up in the morning it's my passion.

When I became a manager, my enthusiasm became more because when you have the possibility to waste your energy and show your passion during the game; it is good.

The difference between one man and another is not mere ability it is energy.

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

I'm very much a leader in a lot of the work that I do or that I've done in my career.

We've been working our tail off and lead by that example.

A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can.

To get things done, you have to get people together.

Where visionaries can be good at persuasion, CEOs are good at wielding authority. Visionaries transcend organizations, resources, and current realities, while CEOs master them.

Being a manager is about getting into the minds of the people you represent.