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    I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles.

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Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.

by Mark Twain Found in: Principles Quotes,
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A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who read more

A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his own career but rather the careers of those who work for him.

by H.s.m. Burns Found in: Managers Quotes,
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The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the read more

The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.

by Ayn Rand Found in: Principles Quotes,
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The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still read more

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

by Casey Stengel Found in: Managers Quotes,
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Many plays-certainly mine-are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on them.

Many plays-certainly mine-are like blank checks. The actors and directors put their own signatures on them.

by Thornton Wilder Found in: Managers Quotes,
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If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody,

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody,

by Agatha Christie Found in: Principles Quotes,
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Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

by Groucho Marx Found in: Principles Quotes,
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We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles.

We all live in the protection of certain cowardices which we call our principles.

by Mark Twain Found in: Principles Quotes,
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Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers read more

Strong managers who make tough decisions to cut jobs provide the only true job security in today's world. Weak managers are the problem. Weak managers destroy jobs.

by Jack Welch Found in: Managers Quotes,
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