Reem Acra Quotes

The most important thing for having a party is that the hostess is having fun. I'm very organized. I make a plan for absolutely everything. I never have anything that has to be cooked while the guests are there. The only thing I might have to do is take something out of the oven and carve it.

I have learned to delegate.

If you feel like you can't throw a party, just put a timeline together. There are always little things you can do ahead of time - like washing and pressing linens and bringing out your tableware. Check them off as you complete them.

If you're going to give people authority and hold them responsible and ultimately accountable for their performance, you've got to get out of the way.

When you want a thing done, 'Don't do it yourself' is a good motto for Scoutmasters.

I learned this early on in the variety business: You've got to give folks responsibility, you've got to trust them, and then you've got to check on them.

If you give a party, you better give it right.

You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.

The great irony of management is that the higher up you go, the less actual control you have. When you are but a humble coder, you make the computer do exactly what you want; when you're a manager, you only hope that people understand what you want, and then trust/pray that they do it both correctly and in a timely manner.

As social secretary, I was responsible for putting together all the events that the President and the First Lady host.

The way you delegate is that first you have to hire people that you really have confidence in. You won't truly let those people feel a sense of autonomy if you don't have confidence in them.

My parents never condescended to me. As a child, I always sat at the head of our dinner table. I was always given a lot of responsibility.

The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.

I can let the team do the talking for me.

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

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.

I believe in delegating power.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

A good leader has to at some point trust those around him; otherwise, nothing constructive is going to get done.

I always delegate. If someone is very good at something, whatever it is, he will be in charge.

When you are the host, you have to take the party into your hands like a conductor.

I love to put the ball in other people's hands.

You have to empower your employees to make their own choices and trust that they will make the right choices.

Put the right people in the right places, and then you trust them to do the right stuff.

Every great summer party starts with a list. Throwing something together chaotically ends up being more work than taking 15 minutes to make a plan first.