Management Strategies Quotes

Generally, management of many is the same as management of few. It is a matter of organization. And to control many is the same as to control few. This is a matter of formations and signals.

What is obvious is that Donald Trump is comfortable with an approach to running his presidency based on what worked for him in the private sector.

The managers I've known all had their own specific way of working.

Back in early 1983, my dad was tasked with keeping unions from organizing in his company's distribution centers. His work pulled him away from home for months on end.

I don't like to make comparisons between former managers because they all bring a unique style.

Most companies spend all their time looking for another management concept and very little time following up the one they have just taught their managers.

I finished reading High Output Management by Andrew Grove, which had such valuable insights for leaders that I've been forcing managers at Duolingo to read the book.

Most books on management are written by management consultants, and they study successful companies after they've succeeded, so they only hear winning stories.

Economic disputes are rarely the real cause of a strike. We do not have a strike because negotiations break down; negotiations break down because the situation is a strike situation.

I think you can improve on that natural ability with training and exposure to great leaders of the past and to management theories.

There are only two kinds of managers. Winning managers and ex-managers.

Every director works differently.

The managers at fault periodically report on the lesson they have learned from the latest disappointment. They then usually seek out future lessons.

I'm really enjoying learning new ideas because eventually I want to become a manager myself so I'm gathering all this information from managers now and previously.

The strikebreaker is the hero of American industry.

Often they [writers on the study of management] have a point of view based upon intuition and experience. They then offer a cadence of two-paragraph examples carefully selected to "prove" their theory, and then they write "one size fits all" books. The message is, "If you'd do what these companies did, you'd be successful too."

Jack Welch is someone who I have always admired. In India, Narayana Murthy is someone who I have great respect for.

The Four Keys of Great Managers: When selecting someone, they select for talent ... not simply experience, intelligence or determination. When setting expectations, they define the right outcomes ... not the right steps. When motivating someone, they focus on strengths ... not on weaknesses. and When developing someone, they help him find the right fit ... not simply the next rung on the ladder.

History is full of lessons for how water crises could have been avoided or better managed.

I tend to be a lot more honest and transparent with employees than most bosses are. But I've had people tell me - even those who love working with me - that I'm terrifying, which is hard for me to imagine.

In the study of management, unfortunately, many writers have been so anxious to articulate a theory in the form of, "If you do this, this will result," that they never go through this careful effort.

You can't just go visit somewhere and come away and know how they run their business.

It’s just been my experience that some kinds of working relationships are better motivated by fear than by monetary gain.

I would have never wanted to write another management book. There are so many of them, and everybody says the same thing about them, and they are all the same - they give the exact same advice. It's like a diet book; they all say eat less calories, exercise more, and every single book has the same conclusion.

Today any successful and competent businessman will employ the latest and best-tested methods in production, distribution, and administration. Many are discovering that one of the greatest of all efficiency methods is prayer power.