Kristine Gebbie Quotes

I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful.

Anytime you get nine people together, whether it's at a party or it's in the conference room of the Supreme Court, you do have to maintain some order, or it does kind of degenerate into squabbling pretty quickly.

And I'd say one of the great lessons I've learned over the past couple of decades, from a management perspective, is that really when you come down to it, it really is all about people and all about leadership.

It's good to have a leader, otherwise we argue too much.

I think the best thing a team can have is different leaders.

I think I can run a team pretty well.

I think it's a requirement that the general manager and the coach are communicating with each other on a regular basis, and it's unacceptable if they're not.

Teamwork doesn't come naturally. It must be taught.

Most bands don't work out. A small unit democracy is very, very difficult.

Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

What I've learned is that unless it's an emergency, like a fire or brain surgery, hierarchy is not necessary and may be damaging. If you have a hierarchy, you're repeating the strengths and weaknesses of one person without allowing for the accumulative strength of a group.

I've always been a good ensemble player.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.

Now, when an American has an idea, he directly seeks a second American to share it. If there be three, they elect a president and two secretaries. Given four, they name a keeper of records, and the office is ready for work; five, they convene a general meeting, and the club is fully constituted.

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

Some people say it's scarier to direct the people you work with; not me, I'm a team guy.

Well, then we got to know each other and eventually worked out a bit of idea of management.

Management is getting people together to figure out how to transform inputs into outputs. In the process of figuring out the process of how people work together, you've got to figure out who's got what responsibilities, and how do they work together.

My definition of an executive's job is brief and to the point. It is simply this: Getting things done through other people.

Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players.

When I got to GM they were using a matrix method of management which means everybody has more than one boss. I first heard about that system many years ago. It's supposed to help with collaboration, but my assessment is that it's pretty hard to get geared for action that way.

And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

Nine times out of ten your two smartest policy advisors disagree.

The best … Committees consist of three persons, two of whom are always absent!

If three come together let them pick a leader.