Business Quote by James C. Collins

“The best people don’t need to be managed. Guided, taught, led—yes. But not tightly managed.”

— James C. Collins

Employees who are controlled cannot respond caringly, you need superior knowledge and real leadership, not management. Because of this we specifically developed a selection…

— Horst Schulze

When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people.

— Guy Kawasaki

The toughest thing about managing is knowing your personnel and what it can give you under all conditions.

— Walter Alston

If you want to manage somebody, manage yourself. Do that well and you'll be ready to stop managing. And start leading.

— Mark Gonzales

I no longer think that learning how to manage people, especially subordinates, is the most important for executives to learn. I am teaching above…

— Peter Drucker

One does not "manage" people. The task is to lead people.

— Peter Drucker

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is…

— Chuck Tanner

Often, the pressure of the business and fear of having an open position encourages us to hire people who are either not right for…

— Maureen Chiquet

Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it; not hard enough and it flies away.

— Tommy Lasorda

“To be a manager, one must be able to manage her own relationship with the people around her, as well as the relationships among…

— Sophie L. Rose

If you can hire people whose passion intersects with the job, they won't require any supervision at all. They will manage themselves better than…

— Stephen Covey