We mislead ourselves when we pretend we can make someone into an effective manager by putting them through a few courses in business school.
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If I look myself as a manager, I have lot more to learn.
I never learned management. I never went to business school. I'm an artist. I happened to have really clear ideas of what I thought my business should be.
Until 'Scrubs,' I didn't have a business manager. I learned everything on my own - and I learned the hard way.
Being a manager is about getting into the minds of the people you represent.
Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise - bureaucrats.
I've never seen myself as a manager. As a manager, you have to put all your time into the job, and that would be difficult for me.
What any manager will try to bring to a company first and foremost is an energy and commitment to the business. To try and really roll your sleeves up.
A manager is a guide. He takes a group of people and says, 'With you I can make us a success; I can show you the way.'
Business schools need to address students on a human being level, not as cogs in the machine to supply fresh talent to big companies.
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.
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