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If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn't have a job if he was any smarter.
If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn't have a job if he was any smarter.
A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently read more
A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could
Too often it's not the most creative guys or the smartest. Instead, it's the ones who are best at playing read more
Too often it's not the most creative guys or the smartest. Instead, it's the ones who are best at playing politics and soft-soaping their bosses. Boards don't like tough, abrasive guys.
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
Most bosses know instinctively that their power depends more on employee's compliance than on threats or sanctions.
Most bosses know instinctively that their power depends more on employee's compliance than on threats or sanctions.
Asking 'who ought to be the boss' is like asking 'who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?' Obviously, read more
Asking 'who ought to be the boss' is like asking 'who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?' Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.
By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a read more
By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day.
Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.
Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.
There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, read more
There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.