287 Quotes About Boss

  • Author Ken Goldstein
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    Forgive me, Paul, and I do get a little abrupt from time to time, but titles don’t mean a damn thing. Your boss can give you a title. Your boss can’t make people listen to you. You have to earn that. It doesn’t sound like you get that yet.

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  • Author Tina Fey
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    We work long hours at these shows, and no matter how funny someone's writing sample is, if they are too talkative or needy or angry to deal with in the middle of the night by the printer, steer clear.

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  • Author Robert I. Sutton
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    [T]he best bosses master the fine art of emotional detachment. They learn to forgive people who lash out at them... and they learn to forgive themselves, too.

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  • Author Robert I. Sutton
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    The best bosses break down problems into bite-sized pieces and talk and act like each little task is something that people can complete without great difficulty.

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  • Author Robert I. Sutton
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    The truth is that bosses...don't matter as much as most of us believe. They typically account for less than 15 percent of the gap between good and bad organizational performance, although they often get over 50 percent of the blame and credit.

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