Lidia Bastianich Quotes

Being a leader doesn't mean you are the guy who runs things.

I'm not in charge of making moves, you know. I'm in charge of coaching.

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

Offset is a boss.

I think I can run a team pretty well.

Even in the band I was in when I was a kid, I'd be telling everyone what to do. I'd be leaning over the drums, telling them to tune their guitars, micromanaging.

When you have a good director, everything is taken care of.

I am better when I have control. I am not a power freak. But my point is that I need to feel that I can manage the team and have a direct, clear line through to the owners. Once that becomes hazy, for me, there is a problem.

Management plays a role just keeping everything in place for you and making sure everything's going right.

I have just been the man in the middle, trying to make sure that we steer the right course.

I certainly couldn't run a big country house, nor could I organize the greatest show on earth.

The director needs to be in command on set because everything crumbles if that's not the case.

Be the chief but never the lord.

Gotta watch out for directors.

I like to be in control of things.

A lot of us have jobs where we need to give people structure but that is different from controlling.

When my mother threw a party, even as a kid, she'd call me in and say, 'Organize it for me.'

There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there.

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.

We did not have anyone like a manager, who could guide us and make it happen.

The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.

I've never wanted to be the boss.

When I want 30 musicians in the orchestra, I get 30.

It is reassuring for people to feel they have a boss, someone who knows the answers and has charted the course.

To me it's like, every time I'm a director, like today, you're the captain of the ship, so you better dress like it. You're the host of the party.