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"After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'"

"Communication is the lifeblood of an organization."

"The best leaders don't give a damn about the definition of leadership, they are thinking about more important things."

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

"It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day."

"She put her hands around the neck of our production manager, and you know, started to choke him."

"Most projects start out slowly - and then sort of taper off."

"Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers."

"Today, a skilled manager makes more than the owner. And owners fight each other to get the skilled managers."

"Then, in 2000, John Reid, Elton John's former manager, asked me to audition for the stage version of The Graduate he was producing. So I worked on it, got the part, and after three weeks' rehearsal I was on stage!"
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"Public life is regarded as the crown of a career, and to young men it is the worthiest ambition. Politics is still the greatest and the most honorable adventure."

"To have long term success as a coach or in any position of leadership, you have to be obsessed in some way."

"A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team."

"You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again."

"Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change."
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