Bottom Quote by Jack Welch

People who get to the top of any organisation are generally dysfunctional human beings who are overachieving, overcompensating or overbearing.

— Guy Browning

“In the cultures of some companies, management depends heavily on the innate goodness and professionalism of its employees to constantly compensate for systemic deficiencies,…

— Chesley B. Sullenberger

Executives are afraid of losing control if subordinates try to roam too far. Conversely, hierarchy squelches talent by forcing rote standardization through the punishment…

— Stewart D. Friedman

The failure to find the right niche for people - or to let them find their own perfect niches - is a major reason…

— Warren G. Bennis

“A team in the business world will tend to perform at the level of the worst individual team member”

— Reid Hoffman

Failing organizations are usually over-managed and under-led.

— Anonymous

“Managers and leaders cause most of the organizational confusion and frustration by not doing their jobs — their real jobs.”

— Liz Weber

“Executives also owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate nonperforming individuals in important jobs. It may not be…

— Harvard Business School Press

The prime occupational hazard of a manager is superficiality.

— Henry Mintzberg

The relationship between talent and management is uneasy, at best.

— Jessica Savitch

Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance.

— Brian Tracy

In every job and position, there are valuable lessons to be learned. Even in a nasty, abusive, toxic workplace, you're being taught precisely how…

— Ryan Holiday