Paul Allen Quotes

Managers can make themselves look strong by selling or dropping players, but if the move doesn't work, the choice looks flawed.

It's up to a manager to understand his players.

Part of the job of being a producer is the Vulcan mind meld, where you listen not to what they're saying but what they mean.

I find being a manager really challenging. For instance, I don't enjoy some of the administrative tasks that go along with hiring and firing.

Donald Trump's leadership, decision-making and problem solving will restore America's role as the undeniable and unquestioned world leader.

Father was bold, and Mother was cautious. They never shouted at each other but argued constantly about strategy, and they taught me very early that before taking big risks, one must carefully figure the odds.

I've been involved with great scripts and so-so leadership, and it's clear to me that leadership is the most compelling factor.

Foreign policy exactly suits Obama's strong points as a leader, which turn out not to be giving the masses a clear sense of direction and hope, but instead exercising good judgment on a case-by-case basis while thinking many steps ahead of the present moment.

You have to build a team, but someone's got to lead, and someone's got to be unpopular at times.

I try to look at problems very clearly and think, 'How do we get out of this? What will work? What will be the consequences for the people involved?'

It is important for the manager to find the right solution for your team.

When I first became captain of the Indian cricket team in 2000, many well-wishers and journalist friends gifted me the classic Mike Brearley book, 'The Art of Captaincy.' I mean no disrespect to the book or Mr, Brearley, who I admire a great deal, but books or team meetings don't make you good captains.

You will never see United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in the media taking problems he has or the squad has or the club has into the open. Never, ever. But you do see that at Manchester City.

One of the things I like to do is let the players play and the coaches coach.

I'm not a great boss because I don't like to tell other people what to do.

Good leaders make people's strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant.

If I come in, and you're an employer, and I say, 'Well, I was a sniper in the Marine Corps. Do you have any sniper positions open?' 'No.' But if I told you that I was good at communication, good at leadership under stressful environments, team management, personnel management, leadership, being prompt, are stuff that I can bring to the table.

I can't be a manager, because I think it's too tough managing 30 players thinking in different ways.

I have to get used to international management. The players will go back to their clubs, they will all be playing at the weekend, they will all be thinking about other things.

It's hard enough to coach in this league when you're doing what you believe in. But when you have to try to coach something you may not be sold on, it becomes even more of a challenge. It's really hard.

To lead a group of players is to lead a group of people with different ways of thinking. You have to be prepared for that and know more than just about football. You have to speak a lot to the players, have to make them feel what you expect of them. Have to convince them. Therefore, it's very important for a coach to have a life outside football.

I'd be lying if I said I never had any issues with players but at some point you have to stamp your authority because if you're good at taking free-kicks, for example, they should let you take them.

The decisions you make are based on what you think is better for the team and the player.

Whether you have a small team or a large team, you'll always have a percentage of people telling you to do the opposite of what you think you should be doing. Then you'll have a percentage of people telling you to do the opposite of what they're saying. It's a constant sea of doubtful voices. You have to navigate through that.

I'm not really big on humiliating assistant coaches in front of everybody.