Today, we should look for people with great organizational skills to run a government - not just leaders, who are good with people.
No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings.
Don't be a time manager, be a priority manager.
The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
Management is about human beings. Its task is to make people capable of joint performance, to make their strengths effective and their weaknesses irrelevant.
If I have one skill as a manager, I can make things extremely clear.
Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss.
Leadership is a role you have to earn in order to be effective.
You know, if I've done anything right, it has been hiring the right people.
The inability to delegate is one of the biggest problems I see with managers at all levels.
In managers, I look for people who can get things done through other people. The most important thing for a good manager is that the people on his team feel like he or she has integrity.
All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
If I Had To Sum Up In One Word The Qualities That Make Up A Good Manager, I'd Say Decisiveness.
Mayors are really good at dealing with things practically.
Decisiveness is the one word that makes a good manager.
Great CEOs are not just born with shiny hair and a tie.
Effective management always means asking the right question.
There will be no politics, no ifs and buts; if we see something and feel that work needs to be done, we will get people here we can rely on and ensure it is done in the same thorough way as our other projects.
The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not be swayed by petty doubts.
Chief executives that are successful make good chief executives.
I just want to do a good job as mayor.
The best way to manage anything is by making use of its own nature.
Intelligent people need a fool to lead them. When the team's all a bunch of scientists, it is best to have a peasant lead the way. His way of thinking is different. It's easier to win if you have people seeing things from different perspectives.
If the only common thread you have as an industrial company is the fact that you think you're well managed, you can still be a pretty good company, but you're not going to be a dominant company, a competitive company over time.
We're all flawed, but basically, effective managers are people whose flaws are not fatal under the circumstances. Maybe the best managers are simply ordinary, healthy people who aren't too screwed up.
