Tom DeMarco

Get the right people. Then no matter what all else you might do wrong after that, the people will save you. That’s what management is all about
Get the right people. No matter what else you do wrong, your people will save you. This is what management means.

Jack Welch

You can't grow long-term if you can't eat short-term. Anybody can manage short. Anybody can manage long. Balancing those two things is what management is
If you don't eat in the short term, you can't grow in the long term. Anyone can manage short term and anyone can manage long term. Balancing these two things is called "management".

Colin Powell

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible
Leadership is the art of applying what management science says is possible.

Chinese Proverb

Not the cry, but the flight of a wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow
It is the flight (action) of a wild duck that drives the flock to fly and chase, not its cry (word).

George S. Patton

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you
Don't tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you.

Denis Waitley

Don't be a time manager, be a priority manager. Cut your major goals into bite-sized pieces. Each small priority or requirement on the way to ultimate goal become a mini goal in itself.
Be a priority manager, not a time manager. Break your main goals down into smaller chunks. Every small priority or requirement on the way to the ultimate goal becomes a small goal in itself.

Bob nelson

An employee's motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager
An employee's motivation is a direct result of her interactions with her manager.

Alari Aho

Sometimes it’s good to step back and let others take the wheel. It’s smart to admit your mistakes and let other people win in the idea game. You won’t always be leading the team or have the best idea, and that’s a good thing. Making a mistake isn’t the end of the world
Sometimes it's good to step back and let others take the reins. It's smart to admit your mistakes and let others win the idea game. You won't always lead the team or have the best idea, and that's a good thing. Making a mistake is not the end of the world!

Rajeev Suri

Leadership is all about emotional intelligence. Management is taught, while leadership is experienced
Leadership depends on emotional intelligence. Management is taught, while leadership is experienced.

Robert haller

Effective Management always means asking the right question
Effective management always means asking the right questions.