83 quotes found
“Banishing those evil twins:-Talk about values-Dont assume people understand your motives-Dont be above explaining yourself-Dare to invite feedback-Understand the impact of good intention”
“Digital organization is essentially a dynamic, people-centered ecosystem.”
“inspect what you expect”
“I call these lessons learned on the fly because the knowledge gained from the experiences connected with them were very much akin to the spirit of the centerfielder in baseball running backward at ...”
“A baseball manager recognizes a nonphysical talent, hustle, as an essential gift of great players and great teams. It is the characteristic of running faster than necessary, moving sooner than nece...”
“...every time you make a rule you take away a choice and choice, with all of its illuminating repercussions, is the fuel for learning.”
“The Four Keys of Great Managers:1. "When selecting someone, they select for talent ... not simply experience, intelligence or determination."2. "When setting expectations, they define the right out...”
“Anything plus management amounts to success”
“To be sure, the fundamental task of management remains the same: to make people capable of joint performance through common goals, common values, the right structure, and the training and developme...”
“In fact, over the last twenty years, authors have offered up over nine thousand different systems, languages, principles, and paradigms to help explain the mysteries of management and leadership.”
“The rationales for centralized, to-down decision making - control, direction, and compliance - melts away when individuals are tightly aligned with the company's values and goals, accountable for t...”
“Simply put, this is one insight we heard echoed by tens of thousands of great managers: People don't change that much.Don't waste time trying to put in what was left out.Try to draw out what was le...”
“Managers are encouraged to focus on complex initiatives like reengineering or learning organizations, without spending time on the basics.”
“Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.”
“When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is the reputation of the business that remains intact.”
“In every business, in every industry, management does matter.”
“In most cases being a good boss means hiring talented people and then getting out of their way.”
“Start with the end in mind.”
“His management philosophy, tempered in his rain-dancing days, was always to give the project to whoever had the most to gain from success--or the most to lose from failure.”
“It’s not the people you fire who make your life miserable. It’s the people you don’t.”
