301 Quotes About Management-and-leadership




  • Author Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson MD
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    It was as though most managers in the world were primarily interested either in results or in people. The managers who were interested in results often seemed to be labeled "autocratic," while the managers interested in people were often labeled "democratic." The young man thought each of these managers — the "tough" autocrat and the "nice" democrat — were only partially effective. "It's like being half a manager," he thought.

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  • Author Kenneth Blanchard & Spencer Johnson MD
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    When you touch, don't take. Touch the people you manage only when you are giving them something — reassurance, support, encouragement, whatever. Manipulation is getting people to do something they are either not aware of or don't agree to. That is why it is so important to let each person know up front what you are doing and why.

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  • Author Robert Townsend
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    Top management is supposed to be a tree full of owls...hooting when management heads into the wrong part of the forest. I'm still unpersuaded they even know where the forest is.

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