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Jim Evans

"No one respects the umpire's job more than I do; but, if I were a manager, I would probably be ejected three or four times a season fighting for my team."

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"No one respects the umpire's job more than I do; but, if I were a manager, I would probably be ejected three or four times a season fighting for my team."

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Donna Grant

"The purpose of people-centric Change Management is to build an ongoing change capability."

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Donna Grant

"We need to learn to protect our time."

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Donna Grant

"You cannot do everything by yourself, you need to learn how to delegate responsibility and trust people that everything will be done on time and with highest quality."

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Donna Grant

"Great leaders understand the importance of assigning the right people to the right positions. If you put the wrong person in the wrong place, no matter how talented or earnest they are, they will never reach the peak of their potential. Their strengths will be underutilized and they may never measure up to your expectations. Reassign to get the best out of others and the situation."

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Donna Grant

"Until you fight the battle against time, you won't know how best to manage your time."

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Donna Grant

"The most efficient way to produce anything is to bring together under one management as many as possible of the activities needed to turn out the product."

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Donna Grant

"Later, I became the manager for Amelia Earhart, until, well, you know."

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Donna Grant

"The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it."

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Donna Grant

"The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective."

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Donna Grant

"The manager has his eye on the bottom line; the leader has his eye on the horizon."

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Jim Evans
"I learned a valuable life lesson that summer. You should find something in life that you really enjoy and seriously consider making that your life's work."

Life

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Jim Evans
"Professional managers, coaches, and players have a right to question an umpire's decision if they do it in a professional manner. When they become personal, profane, or violent, they have crossed the line and must be dealt with accordingly."

Decision-Making

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Jim Evans
"During the final two weeks of training, our students work simulated game situations in which our staff members role-play as players, managers, and coaches. They are given immediate feedback following each camp game."

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Jim Evans
"After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the Texas League for the 1970 season."

Sports

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Jim Evans
"I have looked back on situations and thought that I could have handled a few differently and probably better."

Thought

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Jim Evans
"Managers have very tough jobs. I always respected their job but demanded respect in return."

Job

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Jim Evans
"I attribute my success to my mental approach to the game. I have always been a serious student of umpiring. I enjoy studying rules, situations, and positioning."

Success

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Jim Evans
"I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring."

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Jim Evans
"When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There was a Little League tournament coming up and he needed more umpires than he had."

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Jim Evans
"The Florida State League was considered the top A-league back then. You played in the spring training parks of major league teams, traveled throughout some great cities in Florida, and the pay was the best in A-ball."

Sports

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