A manager is not a person who can do the work better than his men; he is a person who can get his men to do the work better than he can.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A manager is an assistant to his men.
We, as individuals, must be responsible for our careers with the goal of reaching our highest potential. The job of a manager is to tap into that energy that's already there.
I think every manager is different in their own way.
Some studies show that women can be better money managers than men because they tend to be more conservative and do their homework. Men tend to take more risks without the research.
I think management is about just that - managing people via man-to-man skills.
The prevailing - and foolish - attitude is that a good manager can be a good manager anywhere, with no special knowledge of the production process he's managing. A man with a financial background may know nothing about manufacturing shoes or cars, but he's put in charge anyway.
We're all flawed, but basically, effective managers are people whose flaws are not fatal under the circumstances. Maybe the best managers are simply ordinary, healthy people who aren't too screwed up.
Today, a skilled manager makes more than the owner. And owners fight each other to get the skilled managers.
Managers will tell people what to do, whereas leaders will inspire them to do it, and there are a few things that go into the ability to inspire.
Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.