Robert Townsend

True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers not the enrichment of the leaders.

True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers not the enrichment of the leaders.

If you don't do it excellently, don't do it at all. Because if it's not
excellent, it won't be profitable read more

If you don't do it excellently, don't do it at all. Because if it's not
excellent, it won't be profitable or fun, and if you're not in business
for fun or profit, what the hell are you doing there?.

One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people's excuses for failure.

One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people's excuses for failure.

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting the energies of his people. read more

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting the energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong - that's healthy.

A good leader needs to have a compass in his head and a bar of steel
in his heart.

A good leader needs to have a compass in his head and a bar of steel
in his heart.