Clint Eastwood Quotes

A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work.

My criticism is too severe sometimes and that is not good. But why don't you start doing your work unless your leader flies into a rage? It is not that you cannot do it but that you don't want to do it.

The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them.

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.

My boss told me to get my butt in gear. I told him I was shiftless.

The great irony of management is that the higher up you go, the less actual control you have. When you are but a humble coder, you make the computer do exactly what you want; when you're a manager, you only hope that people understand what you want, and then trust/pray that they do it both correctly and in a timely manner.

I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.

Every day I went to work at Tampa, I gave it my all.

I do believe sometimes discipline is very important. I'm not just lying around like a lazy cow all the time.

What any manager will try to bring to a company first and foremost is an energy and commitment to the business. To try and really roll your sleeves up.

I am learning how to delegate and how to empower people.

Fire people who are not workaholics.

Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it.

I wasn’t hired to do well in the polls. I was hired to do a good job.

Do the day's work.

I don't like laziness or cutting corners.

A good leader has to at some point trust those around him; otherwise, nothing constructive is going to get done.

I'm not lazy on set. I'm lazy in the rest of my life.

My toughest job every day is maintaining intensity with myself and with my staff.

I'm not the kind of guy who wants to basically collect money and do nothing.

I'm at my best when people are depending on me. If it's just on me and I don't have nothing to do, I'm going to be lazy. On the football field, it's every single day, every play, knowing that people are depending on me to make my play. That helps me elevate my game to another level.

If you're a leader, can communicate, and have a great work ethic, those are the things you're looking for.

The very first thing I tell every intern on the first day is that their internship exists solely on their resume. As far as I am concerned, they are a full-time member of my team. For all the negative stereotypes about millennials, you would be astounded by how hard they work when they believe their contribution matters.

I have to make sure I study and do my job.

When I became a manager, my enthusiasm became more because when you have the possibility to waste your energy and show your passion during the game; it is good.