Seventy (70) top Management quotes are credited to Richard Templar. He is a British author who shares his 'path to success' in series of books of about 100 titles beginning with 'The Rules'. Among such books are; 'The Rules of Parenting', 'The Rules of Work' and 'The Rules of Love'.
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"Management is an art and a science"
"We are all managers in whatever form or shape we think"
"People can manage themselves if you let them"
"Getting a team emotionally involved is easy, all you have to do is make them care about what they are doing"
"Get them convinced because it is true of course that what they do makes a difference"
"Know what a team is and how it unequal works"
"In every team, there are a variety of people all pushing and shoving in different directions and with unequal force"
"A team does not pull together well when each individual member focuses on their own target"
"Realistic means you know what your team is capable of and what is expected of it by your bosses"
"keep feeding the problem back to your bosses"
"As a manager, you will have to hold meetings and make them effective"
"Start all meetings on time, never wait for anyone"
"Once you have built a good team, it gets in habit of having you as the manager"
"The good thing with zero tolerance is you have a finite line, a yardstick by which you can judge everything"
"Always remember you are dealing with a team"
"Offload as much as you can or dare"
"Be very, very good at finding the right people"
"You have to have a clear idea of who you are looking for to fill a job as much as what you are looking for"
"You have to be good at finding the right people to fill the right jobs"
"keep track of everything you do or say"
"The better a manager you are, the more information you need to keep"
"If you do not nip it in the bud, it will grow into a monster"
"Be sensitive to friction"
"Encourage them to keep learning and wanting to know more"
"Do not always have to have the last word"
"If they are out of line and there is a discipline issue, obviously you need to deal with that in private"
"Understand the roles of others"
"When you praise people, make it simple"
"Let them know why you are thanking them"
"Do not try hoodwinking the staff into thinking its a fab"
"What's more you need to encourage people to come up with new ideas"
"Encourage innovation, reward good ideas'
"It is hard enough just getting through the day without trying to improve as well"
"A lot of what we are thought is fairly obvious"
"You have to knuckle down and get on with it"
"You have got to give your staff something to aspire to"
"No one knows what i going on inside your head"
"Be consistent"
"People need to know what to expect from you"
"Set realistic targets for yourself"
"Make your targets challenging but attainable, realistic but a bit of a struggle"
"Good management is about adapting to change rapidly and skilfully"
"No money, no business. No business, no job"
"You need to know who the movers and shakers are and cultivate them"
"Know when to kick the door shut"
"Do not stand still, read something"
"Never assume you have got enough time"
"Capitalize on chance, be lucky but never admit it"
"If you were not so good at your job, the luck would not happen"
Recognize when you are stressed, manage your health"
"If you want to live long and prosper, it pays to think now"
"It is no good concentrating solely on what you do or what your department does"
"Do not cheat or lie to your customers, you need them"
"Be in command and take charge"
"Do not cut corners, you will get found"
"If you refuse to engage in politics, then you will be seen as honest and trustworthy"
"It is easy to forget that you are supposed to be an innovative, creative, cutting edge sort of manager"
"Accept that bosses are as scared as you are at times"
"Your job is to take away your bosses' pain, their fears and make them relax"
"Share what you know. Do not intimidate"
"Show that you will fight to the death for your team"
"Even directors are capable of being very silly and childish"
"Do one or two things well and avoid the rest"
"Without your team, you are an empty page waiting to be written"
"You have to create mystique, an air of power"
"Aim for respect rather than being liked"
"Do not back down, be prepared to stand your ground"
"You do not have to get fired, just fired up"
"If you are passionate at what you do, then standing up for what you know is right is not that hard"
"Have a plan and a lot of hope"
