Donald Trump Quotes

Structure is not about moving boxes around on a chart. Structure is about power.

There are no managers like there used to be managers.

He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.

And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

Delegation of authority is a fact of modern life.

The White House Chief of Staff must always remember that he is staff and not chief.

Some people need a command-and-control environment.

If you've been on top of the food chain in the Armed Forces, that's who you are. You're used to dealing with your life in a particular way.

The Spectator' has to be managed and people have to report. We all have bosses in this world and that's true of 'The Spectator' too.

When I was working in the Pentagon, I had to own the recommendations I made up the chain of command.

Everywhere in life, everywhere in the world, there has to be bosses.

Once in a while there's wisdom in recognizing that the Boss is.

All organizations are hierarchical. At each level people serve under those above them. An organization is therefore a structured institution. If it is not structured, it is a mob. Mobs do not get things done, they destroy things.

I had to delegate authority to the people on my staff. That means you shave away the hierarchy.

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to shorten sail.

In most companies, the formal hierarchy is a matter of public record - it's easy to discover who's in charge of what. By contrast, natural leaders don't appear on any organization chart.

Roger Goodell is doing his job. He's front office. Whatever he says goes, and I'll leave it at that.

Like a good parent can't also be his child's best friend, a leader with authority requires some separation from subordinates.

Military organization, like religious organization, can be seen as a paradigm of organization in general.

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

Hierarchy works well in a stable environment.

The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive.

A leader is admired, a boss is feared.

Directors are the captains of the ship, and it's your job as the lead actor to make sure that the rest of the cast understand that by doing whatever he says.