8 Quotes by Sumantra Ghoshal

The ability to seize initiative is the most essential quality of any truly successful manager.

The truly effective managers we've observed are purposeful, trust in their own judgement, and adopt long-term, big-picture views to fulfill personal goals that tally with those of the organization as a whole. They break out of their perceived boxes, take control of their jobs, ...

Effective managers proactively control their tasks and the expectations of their major stakeholders, which allows them to meet strategic goals rather than fight fires.

By following what they believe are stick orders from the top, many typical managers tend to concentrate on working within budget and resource constraint --- thereby developing a boxed-in, "can't do" mindset.

You cannot have faith in people unless you take action to improve and develop them.

Companies that succeed are driven by internal ambition. Stock price doesn’t drive them. Ambition and values drive them.

You have to create tension between reality and aspiration.

The truly effective managers we’ve observed are purposeful, trust in their own judgement, and adopt long-term, big-picture views to fulfill personal goals that tally with those of the organization as a whole. They break out of their perceived boxes, take control of their jobs,...