Ross Levinsohn Quotes

I think management is about just that - managing people via man-to-man skills.

Showing leadership doesn't mean every employee will run the organization; that would lead to chaos. Businesses do need someone to set the vision and then lead the team to it.

Few people would doubt that Mark Zuckerberg would build a great product. But I, at least, would never have expected him to become so great at hiring, motivating, managing, and ultimately getting whatever it is his company needs from people.

I had the best teacher there can be in man management or managing a football club.

The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds.

If I look myself as a manager, I have lot more to learn.

When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people.

As one grows their company and brand, you have to learn to be a leader, and there's no formula.

It is important for the manager to find the right solution for your team.

Over the years I've learned that, to be a good manager, you need to have passion, and you need to have a strong character. Without those things, the job is very, very difficult.

Leadership is all about emotional intelligence. Management is taught, while leadership is experienced.

Every manager can improve.

I've run a very successful business, and I think I can also run a very successful team.

Having the ability to relate to people is such an important part of management and leadership.

As a manager, you need to have your own vision and what you want to do with the team.

The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at various levels is vastly different. When I was leading a function or a business, there were certain demands and requirements to be a leader. As you move up the organization, the requirements for leading that organization don't grow vertically; they grow exponentially.

A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.

A C.E.O.'s job is leadership, problem solving, and team building. I've done that my whole career.

Leadership is working with goals and vision; management is working with objectives.

Even as an 18-year-old, I had to grow comfortable with my leadership style, which is that I was really impatient with under-motivated people - extremely impatient, to the point where I was counterproductive as a manager of underproductive people. And that hasn't really changed. If people need to be motivated, I'm no good.

Great CEOs are not just born with shiny hair and a tie.

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

Too many talk about a company's leadership, referring to the senior most executives in the organization. They are just that: senior executives. Leadership doesn't automatically happen when you reach a certain pay grade. Hopefully you find it there, but there are no guarantees.

I used to think my job as a CEO meant managing metrics and meeting goals, but I've realised now that's it's about managing my board and employees.

I think in any organization you want your manager to have a strong opinion. You don't want them to just say, 'Yes, sir' to things they don't believe in.