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"The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why."
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"And I was asked if I would come and help with the recovery of this great British company, Cable and Wireless, and I'm delighted to become part of the new and very talented management that have been brought in to that company as well."

"Leadership is relationship."

"There are no managers like there used to be managers."

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

"A manager has his cards dealt to him and he must play them."

"Finally, I told them I'd drop out of the management program if they'd give me an entry-level job in the newsroom for union wages, about fifty dollars a week."

"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."

"One of the dumber things my manager said was, Stick to the melody. But I can't."

"The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood."
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"The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment."


"You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future."


"There are two ways of being creative. One can sing and dance. Or one can create an environment in which singers and dancers flourish."


"Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult."


"People who cannot invent and reinvent themselves must be content with borrowed postures, secondhand ideas, fitting in instead of standing out."


"The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite is true. Leaders are made rather than born."
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