Mike Singletary Quotes

Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.

I have had my results for a long time: but I do not yet know how I am to arrive at them.

Passion provides purpose, but data drives decisions.

Good questions outrank easy answers.

You gotta ask 'why' questions. 'Why did you do this?' A 'why' question you can't answer with one word.

The quality of a leader cannot be judged by the answers he gives, but by the questions he asks.

Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones.

Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to analysis, then sets out values and establishes the vision, before getting to the nitty-gritty of policy solutions.

Effective management always means asking the right question.

It must be able to assist in devising the method of solution of problems and not merely solve them.

Intellectuals are good at seeing the big picture. But they are not so good at process.

Focusing on the right question is very different from having the right answers.

Leaders tend to focus on 'what to do,' but the real issue is more often 'how to do it.'

My favorite question is 'Why?' I think it can be really helpful - I also think it can be annoying to people at times; I'll admit that. But I really do try to understand why are we approaching it this way, does it makes sense, is this the right answer, why is it the right answer, are there other paths to getting there, could those be better.

You've got to be smart about tackling.

I have to put my team in a good situation.

That's all managing is: just coming up with the right questions and getting the right answers.

Most people believe that great leaders are distinguished by their ability to give compelling answers. This profound book shatters that assumption, showing that the more vital skill is asking the right questions…. Berger poses many fascinating questions, including this one: What if companies had mission questions rather than mission statements? This is a book everyone ought to read—without question.

The game of chess is a metaphor for life... it teaches you strategy and it teaches you the value of knowing where you are, where you want to get to and what obstacles are in the way that you need to navigate in order to get there.

Sometimes I do have something in my head. But, for me, I think it usually ends up being about considering all of the elements, and trying to understand the distance from where we are to where we want to go.

I learned how to order my thoughts, and most important, learned how to develop a plan. I discovered the power of a plan. If you can plan it out, and it seems logical to you, you can do it. And that was the secret to success.

Might you be missing opportunities because you have been too quick to ask how instead of why?

Ask "why" until there is no more "why."

If you get clear on the what, the how will be taken care of.

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.