Benjamin Franklin Quotes

You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As I've learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership; if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead.

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.

I believe in delegating power.

Never delegate. Always empower.

Delegating doesn't mean passing off work you don't enjoy, but letting your employees stretch their skills and judgment.

So I still seized the power, but I felt that if I officially made myself the boss, in black and white, it would be too intimidating for the other producers and the other men who worked on the show. In other words, I had the power, but I gave them the title.

At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.

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

I am learning how to delegate and how to empower people.

You are on the ground. You see the needs of the situation, and I shall back up whatever you do.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

A lot of people think that they are leaders just because they have been placed in charge of something - and you're not.

You need good staff with their own opinions - Mick Jones has been a great No 2 as he's not a yes-man - but at the end of the day the buck stops with you and the good managers are the ones who make more good decisions than bad.

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.

When you're the boss, you have no one else to turn to.

Part of being a leader means knowing who you can go after and who you should pat on the butt.

Put the right people in the right places, and then you trust them to do the right stuff.

I think associate director jobs are the best in the world, because you can do what you want and not have to take responsibility for it!

I am better when I have control. I am not a power freak. But my point is that I need to feel that I can manage the team and have a direct, clear line through to the owners. Once that becomes hazy, for me, there is a problem.

It is easier to give directions than advice, and more agreeable to have the right to act, even in a limited sphere, than the privilege to talk at large.

When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.

We have the authority to take action, but responsible authority means not only being able to take action, but knowing when and how to take that action.

Distinguish between power and control, delegate, be decisive - and always remember people's first names.

Leadership is not a popularity contest; it's about leaving your ego at the door. The name of the game is to lead without a title.

To rule is easy, to govern difficult.