Management Theory Quotes

“It seems that the necessary thing to do is not to fear mistakes, to plunge in, to do the best that one can, hoping to learn enough from blunders to correct them eventually.”
― Abraham Harold Maslow

“...[I]ron discipline does not preclude but presupposes criticism and contest of opinion within the Party. Least of all does it mean that discipline must be 'blind'. On the contrary, iron discipline does not preclude but presupposes conscious and voluntary submission, for only conscious discipline can be truly iron discipline.”
― Joseph Stalin

“Every business should own, at minimum, a general liability insurance policy. The business needs to protect itself and mitigate against risk.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, The Wealth Reference Guide: An American Classic

“The real problem occurs using the information in a negative base, and the real solution occurs using the information in a positive base.”
― Nr. M. J. K. Molai

“No one who ever led a nation got there by following the path of another.”
― Jay Samit, Disrupt You!: Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation

“A leader who people do not perceive as worthy of following is really not a leader at all.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Leadership: The Key Elements

“People want to feel that you can lead them to victory. And often times that is a measure of competence - people are looking for cues, signs, indications, and proof of your level of competence.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Leadership: The Key Elements

“As a leader who delivers victory, people are more likely and more willing to follow you.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Leadership: The Key Elements

“Based on your perceived level of competence, people will make a determination as to whether you are worthy of following or not.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Leadership: The Key Elements

“Being a good leader inherently requires the ability to be a good follower. Good leaders follow as well as they lead.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Leadership: The Key Elements

“Let the energy of small victories permeate the spirits of those you lead.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Leadership: The Key Elements

“We don't have to be perfect. And we don't have to be Superman or Superwoman. But it is critical that we possess the ability to help the people we lead experience victory.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Leadership: The Key Elements

“Anyone who knows anything about data knows that it is critical to have authentic data – data that holistically represents the truth of something, as opposed to fragments or biased portions.”
― Hendrith Vanlon Smith Jr, Business Leadership: The Key Elements

“If you get into the habit of doing a thing in the physical, you will do it every time until you break the “Yes—But!” pattern determinedly; and the same is true in the unseen world of our teams thought process as they learn again and again you will get up to what goals are set before you because every time we surrender to the “Yes—But!” we will come to the point until we abandon resolutely and fail in our leadership.”
― John M. Sheehan

“Management is a science to be strategically imbibed and an art to be executed. It involves planning, coordination, strategizing, and implementation. Thereby it involves a process to achieve a goal. It involves a process of optimum utilization of resources to achieve a goal.”
― Henrietta Newton Martin, Legal Counsel & Author - Fundamentals of Airlines and Airports Management

“I am not a terrorist, I am a theorist.”
― Maliheh Sadat Razavi

“Hire for personality first, skills second.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“The leader’s job is to stir the pot without letting it boil over. To regulate disequilibrium. To keep people in a productive, discomfort zone.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“We have the right, and we have the duty, to have a good time!”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Washington D.C. is a workplace environment that doesn’t reward loyalty and courage, only treachery and self-interest.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Dog lovers and cat lovers have totally different styles of management.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“It’s not about making more money. It’s about adding more value and doing it for more customers.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Nothing will kill a great employee faster than watching you tolerate a bad one.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“The right Company Culture will help you grow bigger, last longer, have more fun.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“The actions of most bosses are unconscious, subliminal, and habitual. Whether they are with good intentions or evil is what’s important.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“It’s the little things like hypocrisy that define the boss.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Wisdom starts with curiosity.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“You can't have a plan without goals. Goals without a plan are just dreams.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“Evangelism is about what you do for your customers, not about what you want to become. Customers do not care if you want to destroy the competition or make a fortune”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0

“For over 50 years management has told us we should feel lucky to have a job. For the next 50 years we need to tell management they are lucky to have us.”
― Jerry Roth, What Would the Boss Do? 2.0