George Packer Quotes

Can you believe that? She says I'm not leader enough for her. Who was she looking for... Hitler?

I always want to have a personal relationship with everybody that works for me.

You don't have to be popular with the players to be a good manager or coach.

It is hard to look up to a leader who keeps his ear to the ground.

You can tell a lot about a person by the people who work for them.

My mom worked at McDonald's, and she decided she wanted to make more money, so she got into the management program at McDonald's. And that's how you move up the chain. It's not by demanding that minimum wage is raised; it's by actually acquiring the skills. That's the way that people get ahead in life.

People don't just show up in the C-suite overnight.

I've worked for some amazing leaders, and I've worked for the opposite, and that gave me the perspective of what I knew I never wanted to be, and the perspective of what had lasting, sustainable impact.

I've always thought if I could pick my interviewer, it'd be Charlie Rose, who I think is the best.

I hated working red carpets, I hated the whole celebrity interview process. I just realized I'd rather be the person somebody wanted to ask questions to than the person asking the questions.

I don't like to make comparisons between former managers because they all bring a unique style.

I think any time there's a change in leadership there's a different personality, there's a different style involved with it, different demeanor.

This perception that a good captain is someone who beats his chest and roars like a lion and gives big Churchillian speeches, that's just not what leadership is about for me.

I think sometimes people get distracted in interviews.

I look for people who work to solve problems and help colleagues, I sack politicians.

Bad ballplayers make good managers, not the other way around. All I can do is help them be as good as they are.

In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.

Write what you like, then imbue it with life and make it unique by blending in your own personal knowledge of life, friendship, relationships, sex, and work. Especially work. People love to read about work. God knows why, but they do.

There are many ways to study Walt Disney, but I think learning about Walt as a leader probably has had the biggest impact on me.

One thing a leader does is to remove the stigma of mistakes.

Leadership is not about being a nice person or not a nice person.

There are many reasons for why a man does what de does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything.

Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything. It's certainty. People love the president because he's certain of his choices as a leader, even if the facts that back him up don't seem to exist. It's the fact that he's certain that is very appealing to a certain section of the country. I really feel a dichotomy in the American populace. What is important? What you want to be true, or what is true?

If you elect me president, we will have a president that believes America is the greatest country in the world and we will have a president that acts like it.

You mustn't confuse the need for effective chairmanship, which is part of the job of the boss, along with the ability to take tough decisions and to lead people.