Byron Dorgan Quotes

I feel many times we do all the hard work, but in the absence of smart work, we do not get the desired results.

Success is not just about being a hard worker, it is about becoming a smart worker.

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

It's not about working harder; it's about working the system.

Efficiency, which is doing things right, is irrelevant until you work on the right things.

Support what works and stop supporting what does not work.

When you set the right targets, aspirations, and you work efficiently and diligently, the numbers happen.

Getting all the things down game-management wise, that's what I want to excel at.

As long as I'm efficient, I'm just going to try to be the most efficient player I can be.

I want to be efficient and effective in everything I do.

Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things.

I'm a strategist, not a motivator. I'm obsessed with finding strategies that create real results in the shortest period of time.

Smart work pays best. Trust it.

Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation for success.

I think one key part of doing more with less is to be more strategic, to realize what the objectives you're truly trying to accomplish are and then to drive with greater focus towards those objectives.

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.

You don't get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that produce results.

Heavy lifting doesn't need to be heavy spending if we do the job right.

One thing I never want to be accused of is not working.

I've gotten very good at scheduling my life, scheduling the scene and preparing myself for knowing, saving the energy, consuming the energy, knowing when to go for it and having the available reserves to be able to do that. You have to think about that, because it's endurance.

My trick is the trick that everyone knows: Work really hard and prepare.

Work is hard. Distractions are plentiful. And time is short.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions.

In every business, in every industry, management does matter.