Some Great Management Sayings...
Men and women want to do a good job, a creative job, and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do so. — Bill Hewlett, Co-founder, Hewlett-Packard
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we can be. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ultimately, we're talking about redefining the relationship between boss and subordinate. — Jack Welch, Former CEO, General Electric
It's surprising how much you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit. — Abraham Lincoln
Trust—the glue that binds followers and leaders together. — Warren Bennis
Next to knowing all about your own business, the best thing is to know all about the other fellow's business. — John D. Rockefeller, Founder, Standard Oil
Not failure, but low aim, is crime. — James Russell Lowell
There is nothing that is a more certain sign of insanity than to do the same thing over and over and expect the results to be different. — Albert Einstein
Every manager knows how to count, but smart managers know what counts. — Anonymous
There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise. — Mary Kay Ash, Founder, Mary Kay Cosmetics
Leadership is performance. You have to be conscious of your behavior because everyone else is. — Carly Fiorina, CEO, Hewlett Packard
The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see that it is in their interests to promote yours. — Jean de La Bruyere, 17th-century French Writer
People want to feel what they do makes a difference. — Frances Hesselbein, President, The Drucker Foundation
If you want someone to do a good job, give them a good job to do. — Frederick Herzberg, Management Theorist
We must exchange the philosophy of excuse—what I am is beyond my control—for the philosophy of responsibility. — Barbara Jordan, lawyer and former member of congress
The trust that we put in ourselves makes us feel trust in others. — François de la Rochefoucauld, 17th-century French writer
We must do more than simply do things right—we must also do the right things. — Excerpt from "Our Values," Pfizer Pharmaceutical
All I wanna do is have some fun. I got a feeling I'm not the only one. — Sheryl Crow, Recording Artist
There's only one way to know how strong employee motivation is throughout your company—ask the people who actually work there. If the de-motivators are seeping in, then it's time to put the kibosh on any and all demotivators in a hurry! — Anonymous
Recruit your people every day, even though your crew is already on board. — Mike Abrashoff, Founder, Grassroots Leadership LLC, Boston, MA
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. — Henry Ford
Work can provide the opportunity for spiritual and personal, as well as financial, growth. If it doesn't, then we're wasting far too much of our lives on it. — James A. Autry, Love and Profit: The Art of Caring Leadership
Men and women want to do a good job, a creative job, and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do so. — Bill Hewlett, Co-founder, Hewlett-Packard
Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we can be. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ultimately, we're talking about redefining the relationship between boss and subordinate. — Jack Welch, Former CEO, General Electric
It's surprising how much you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit. — Abraham Lincoln
Trust—the glue that binds followers and leaders together. — Warren Bennis
Next to knowing all about your own business, the best thing is to know all about the other fellow's business. — John D. Rockefeller, Founder, Standard Oil
Not failure, but low aim, is crime. — James Russell Lowell
There is nothing that is a more certain sign of insanity than to do the same thing over and over and expect the results to be different. — Albert Einstein
Every manager knows how to count, but smart managers know what counts. — Anonymous
There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise. — Mary Kay Ash, Founder, Mary Kay Cosmetics
Leadership is performance. You have to be conscious of your behavior because everyone else is. — Carly Fiorina, CEO, Hewlett Packard
The shortest and best way to make your fortune is to let people see that it is in their interests to promote yours. — Jean de La Bruyere, 17th-century French Writer
People want to feel what they do makes a difference. — Frances Hesselbein, President, The Drucker Foundation
If you want someone to do a good job, give them a good job to do. — Frederick Herzberg, Management Theorist
We must exchange the philosophy of excuse—what I am is beyond my control—for the philosophy of responsibility. — Barbara Jordan, lawyer and former member of congress
The trust that we put in ourselves makes us feel trust in others. — François de la Rochefoucauld, 17th-century French writer
We must do more than simply do things right—we must also do the right things. — Excerpt from "Our Values," Pfizer Pharmaceutical
All I wanna do is have some fun. I got a feeling I'm not the only one. — Sheryl Crow, Recording Artist
There's only one way to know how strong employee motivation is throughout your company—ask the people who actually work there. If the de-motivators are seeping in, then it's time to put the kibosh on any and all demotivators in a hurry! — Anonymous
Recruit your people every day, even though your crew is already on board. — Mike Abrashoff, Founder, Grassroots Leadership LLC, Boston, MA
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. — Henry Ford
Work can provide the opportunity for spiritual and personal, as well as financial, growth. If it doesn't, then we're wasting far too much of our lives on it. — James A. Autry, Love and Profit: The Art of Caring Leadership