Being in the gaffer's seat is very special.
I have never issued an order since I have been the operating head of the corporation.
I should have just become a manager.
Put two or three men in positions of conflicting authority. This will force them to work at loggerheads, allowing you to be the ultimate arbiter.
I could never be a manager. All I have is natural ability.
I don't like to power trip, but when you're a boss you have to fight for certain things.
No matter how lofty you are in your department, the responsibility for what your lowliest assistant is doing is yours.
The first time I had a secretary, I was sheepish about being demanding or even asking questions.
Delegation of authority is a fact of modern life.
When I think about what sort of person I would most like to have on a retainer, I think it would be a boss. A boss who could tell me what to do, because that makes everything easy when you're working.
A leader must listen to those under their supervision.
Headmasters have powers at their disposal which Prime Ministers have never yet been invested.
While people out there on the spot certainly have to be held accountable for what they've done personally, the chain of command responsibility for this strikes me as just as important and should be dealt with.
Order, thou eye of action.
Normally, I'm a very controlling director. Directors are controlling. It's part of the job, but there's various degrees of it and the constructs I normally work on are very controlling constructs.
I've never said I didn't want to manage a big team. I've never had that dream - that's different.
Your daughter is doing well here. I've been overseeing her training." Since when does "overseeing" include throwing knives at me and scolding me at every opportunity?
