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
From India, Jaipur
“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
From India, Jaipur
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