AJ Michalka Quotes

I have a great team who has helped me build Biocon, I was very fortunate to be able to share my vision with a group of people who really were as excited about challenges as I was.

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.

I need to build my team around my weaknesses.

Leadership means forming a team and working toward common objectives that are tied to time, metrics, and resources.

But the best teams I've encountered have one important thing in common: their team structure and processes cover a full range of distinct competencies necessary for success.

Of course, there will be few people who are sympathetic but you don't become a great team overnight, no matter how much money you have at your disposal.

A big part of the job of being a showrunner is, in my way of thinking, being a good communicator because there's really no other way to have hope for getting what you want, at the end of the day.

As a leader, you have to have a vision that inspires people around you.

Each member of the team must feel important - everyone must make my life and choices difficult.

We need to be aware of what we need to do at every moment... and we have to manage the game; that's the art of a great team.

I love the values football can teach. It gives young people a sense of how to defer present gratification for future success, it teaches self-discipline, it teaches teamwork, it gives them a bonding experience that can be hard to find somewhere else, it teaches the ability to process large amounts of information and apply it in real time.

I was a pretty good coach and working with marketing was like coaching.

I believe in having total clarity around our goals. I believe in creating these goals together as a group and making sure they're aligned with Bob Iger's goals for the Walt Disney Co. And more than anything, making sure people understand that they have a responsibility to one another.

I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.

Teams are often pretty clear about what they can do or are willing to do.

Obviously I've got a great team of people within the company. You can't operate all by yourself. We have a good board of directors and a big bench, and they can make decisions if I'm not around.

I think leadership is knowing what you want to achieve and then purposefully and sensibly taking steps to achieve it, remembering always that you have got to bring people with you if you are seeking to be a successful political leader.

I believe the director's primary role is to create an atmosphere where his company can be created.

Every director works differently.

Turnaround or growth, it's getting your people focused on the goal that is still the job of leadership.

Effective management always means asking the right question.

Early in my career, I sometimes found it difficult to make the tough people decisions - I had to learn that. In business, you want to listen. You want to learn. You want to make sure you're not proceeding without information. But if you wait too long, you can actually hurt an organization even more.

I work strategically with my management team to make all decisions.

The top players talk more now, and we have more meetings. We're just trying to get things better. But we still need somebody who could make a difference.

If you're in such a position of power and your ego is such that this is not possible, then its essential to have a small cadre of very bright, committed people who are questioning, exploring and understanding these emerging concepts.