Management Style Quotes

Don't make government work like a business... it's inherently inefficient.

We will have to learn to lead people rather then to contain them.

There's increasing consciousness that a "command and control" style of management which one associates with a male model isn't necessarily what works anymore, especially with small to medium sized companies. There's increasing evidence that a more flexible management style, where responsibility is distributed up and down the line, is what works best. And that kind of management style is one that will allow individual workers more flexibility - men and women.

In England, your manager is like a boss.

When an executive walked on our floor, it was at their own risk. As far as what others thought of working for me, I know I was very tough at times, and would storm down the hall after watching some bad animation from Korea. But overall, I feel we had a good time.

I think, in any workplace environment, the atmosphere trickles down from the top.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame traditionally has had a management style that is very supportive of American talent, first and foremost, over everything else. And I think that's right and proper.

A chief of staff has to reflect the president's governing style.

If the head man in a company is not working 12 hours a day, doing things, taking risks, but also standing with his people in the trenches at the most difficult of times, then the company loses something.

One does not "manage" people. The task is to lead people.

You always learn from both good and bad bosses.

I have built my organization upon fear.

It was Grant's company and he made all the decisions. And that was just fine.

I think if you serve under John Kelly your morale is going to be good.

Managing a business, small or large, today requires an extremely disciplined, thoughtful approach with regard to the pressure that people are under.

Know what your people are like, and make sure they do their jobs excellently.

Policy bubbles up from the bottom. Decisions are made at the top.

As a leader, you need to care deeply, deeply about your people while not worrying or really even caring about what they think about you. Managing by trying to be liked is the path to ruin.

At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top - I'm afraid that's not quite right.

I'm a person who believes in close monitoring and knowing what everyone on the staff is doing.

People leave their manager; they don't leave companies.

My rackets are run on strictly American lines and they're going to stay that way.

You manage things, you lead people. We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership.

I have lived my life that way and I expect the people who work for me to be the same way.