Travis Bradberry Quotes

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

Always remember that your calmness under fire is your best defense in any argument or discussion.

Never get angry. Never make a threat. Reason with people.

I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational, but I don't think that translates into anger.

People take things too personally - I don't. If someone says something about me, I let it go. But unfortunately, everyone isn't like that. So I'm trying to be more diplomatic - but people always want a headline from me!

I never raise my voice!

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.

It's very important not to lose your temper in a courtroom, or in anything else you're doing.

I never yell or scream. I mean, definitely not at work. I never yell at anyone I work with.

I try not to deal with people's hostility, though I must if they have something I need from them, as the professors did at Columbia or my landlord did.

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 never take fights personal and I'm not emotional when I'm fighting.

I'm a calm-headed fighter. I do my job.

Even when a drunk guy, a program director, was slurring his words and telling me what to do with my career, I didn't react to him in a negative way. You kind of have to joke back with them to put them in their place.

One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable

Take your job seriously, BUT don't take their complaints personally. If you take it personally you'll get upset and lose your edge. If you take it too personally, you'll lose your edge and your job. If you take it seriously -- it's you with them. If you take it personally, it's you against them. What steps can you take to ensure keeping your cool?

Some people have bigger egos than others. You have to take a lot of abuse, and take it in and not respond, because you don't want conflicts on the movie, you don't want to start screaming at people even when they treat you - even when they're not behaving properly, because you want them to do their job, and keep on doing it.

During a negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leave personalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities more objectively.

It's better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage of an opportunity to persuade people to change their minds.

If something happens, you have to realize that you can't just yell at people all the time.

I think Joan's advice would be: always know more than anyone else, always be discreet as possible. And never cry at work.

Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you're crazy.

Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same time, as polished as your sword.

My position does not give me the liberty to exclude anything, but my mood tells me there will not be violence.

I was raised that way: don't get mad, get smart.