Vladimir Potanin Quotes

I have never been afraid of being in charge, whether I have been coach, manager or caretaker.

Gotta watch out for directors.

Decisions are made by those who show up.

I think I've learned how to be a better boss. I'm the one running the show now, and in the past, I've always kind of been looking at other people to make the decisions. I feel more confident to run not just my show, but behind the scenes, too.

Sometimes, I forget that I am director.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.

When placed in command, take charge.

All leaders share something in common. They feel they are the only ones who can do the job.

I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager.

To govern is to choose. To appear to be unable to choose is to appear to be unable to govern.

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

I remember being, like, the age of 7 and just always being in control of something or someone, a baby somewhere. I had lots of cousins and brothers, and we were all taught that's how you are, you know. Things don't just run themselves; you have to make them run.

If you're a quarterback, you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the one to make the decisions.

Well, my transition into being a captain was easy.

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.

Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control.

Governance is a way of organizing, amplifying, and constraining power.

As far as control and stuff is concerned, I never had any more in my life than for that All-Star game in 1934.

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.

When you're the director, you kinda do all the work.

A manager doesn't hear the cheers.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.

Directors never give you anything.

I wanted the influence. In the end I wasn't very good at being a president. I looked out of the window and thought that the man cutting the lawn actually seemed to have more control over what he was doing.

I think my best work is when I'm kind of in charge.