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"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."

"The masters and overseers were so good at employee development, in their absence, the employees still achieved the company's mission."

"Management: An art of handling conflicting Egos to meet a common objective, be it political, organisational or societal in nature."

"Leadership is relationship."

"All of those things had been talked about, suggested, rumored, as a manager and as a member of the Knicks organization, I couldn't allow myself to think that way or believe that."

"Successful people carefully manage their energy and associations, they are gatekeepers."

"You can be stern and forthright, and that's my management style, but when you lose it totally, that's a sign of weakness."

"Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented."

"It is not enough to have great qualities; We should also have the management of them."

"A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six shooter, he fires until it's empty then takes the gun and throws it at the villain."
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"Looking back on those games, I probably hustled out of position as much as I hustled into position since I really never had any real training. I was working on instincts alone."

"Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments."

"I had a great first year and Mr. MacDonald was my biggest supporter. He gave me the encouragement I needed that first year to get my career started on a positive note."

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

"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."

"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."

"As a whole, the managers today are different in temperament. Most have very good communication skills and are more understanding of the umpire's job. That doesn't mean they are better managers. It just means that I perceive today's managers a bit differently."

"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."

"Minor league umpires are evaluated in their respective leagues each year and rated numerically. This enables umpires to know where they stand and helps them make prudent career decisions."
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