Bryant H. McGill Quotes

We teach people how to treat us.

I don't find anything comes out of getting in someone's face during an interview and screaming.

People treat us the way we teach them to treat us.

I don't lead with an iron fist. I don't yell at people. I have a way of making my opinion clear.

People who don't have experience setting healthy boundaries, they have secrets instead.

One thing I hate is people screaming at me. If you want me to do something, talk to me.

I was taught by my parents that people who are loud don't have anything to say. I've found if you're suggesting quite big changes, a quiet style may be reassuring.

I don't like the idea of talking down to kids. I think I was talked down to, and you rebel against that.

You can be stern and forthright, and that's my management style, but when you lose it totally, that's a sign of weakness.

At home, a man is entitled to raise his voice maybe once a year, if something really gets under his skin. At work, it's different. I raise my voice all the time. Not out of malice, but to get things right. It's never personal.

I'll never be known for my work with boundaries.

Look, I think if you talk down to a kid or aim specifically at a kid, most kids aren't gonna like it, really, because most kids can feel when you are being patronizing.

Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals.

I think competitiveness is taken in a different way by different people. I'm not a yeller and a screamer, a jumper and a pusher.

When you don't talk down to your audience, then they can grow with you.

A big part of teaching is being emphatic. Maybe I'm right or wrong, but part of my approach was that when I said something, the kids understood exactly what I meant and what I wanted.

I don't remember threatening anybody, ever. I don't like threats. I don't respond well to them, so I don't give them. But I'm not a doormat. I try to meet the appropriate level of communications.

I expect if people have had a problem with me or my attitude, then they come and take it directly with me, face to face.

There's definitely been times where there's stuff that I have not been comfortable with, and I've had to put my foot down.

You need to learn to say no and need to recognise when you're being exploited.

I'm not necessarily the guy that's going to get in your face and scream at you or anything like that. I'll say what I need to, but I like my actions to show what I'm about.

A lot of people like to trash talk, but I don't. I like to use my movements inside the cage to do my talking.

I think the firmness in one's stance can be conveyed in a different manner without being indecent or using harsh words.

The truth is men like women who are challenging, and set them standards to live up too. Caveat: This doesn't mean he wants someone to neurotically pick at everything all the time.

You don't want to be an iron fist all the time; at least I don't. I like to pick my spots and have a reason for everything that I do.