The toughest thing about managing is knowing your personnel and what it can give you under all conditions.
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Managing is a tough job. When you're young, you just think it's a natural progression - I'm good at this, so I'm going to be good at that - and it's not that way at all.
Managing is like holding a dove in your hand. Squeeze too hard and you kill it, not hard enough and it flies away.
When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people.
The first rule of management is delegation. Don't try and do everything yourself because you can't.
The guy who says, 'I love the challenge of managing,' is one step from being out of a job.
I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it too tightly you kill it, but if you hold it too loosely, you lose it.
The key to management is to get rid of the managers.
Regarding managing people, I am lucky to be surrounded by good, smart friends, some of whom own their own companies or have worked in ones and can lend experience.
I figured managing people was obvious - I'd tell someone what they needed to do and they'd do what I wanted. It turns out that's not the case. It was frustrating at first.
I believe one of the best things about managing people is that we can influence lives in a positive way. That's basically what a manager is about. When I can do that, I am very happy.