Being a consultant is like flying first-class. The food is terrific, the drinks are cold. But all you can do is walk up to the pilot and say, ‘bank left.’ If you’re in management, you have the controls. – Greg Brenneman
You can teach all sorts of things that improve the practice of management with people who are managers. What you cannot do is teach management to somebody who is not a manager, the way you cannot teach surgery to somebody whose not a surgeon. – Henry Mintzberg
In 1989, I was awarded the Von Neumann Prize in Operations Research Theory by the Operations Research Society of America and The Institute of Management Sciences. They cited my works in the areas of portfolio theory, sparse matrix techniques and the SIMSCRIPT programming language. – Harry Markowitz
I think people forget that a lot of directing is just real management of the size of a production. – Gavid Hood
It’s not just buying the company. Sure, we picked the right companies, and we picked the right management and, most importantly, we’ve given them the right incentive to perform. – Henry Kravis
Although biodiversity loss continues globally, many countries are significantly slowing the rate of loss by shoring up protected natural areas and the services they provide, and in expanding national park systems with tighter management and more secure funding. – Helen Clark
Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented. – Harold S. Geneen
When I came into the CEO office, I basically changed the entire management team. We knew that we had to change the company, so we needed a new set of leaders. – Hans Vestberg
As a former member of JWA’s management team, and more recently as a director, I am delighted to have the opportunity now to take the reins of leadership of the company. I look forward to working with JWA’s management team to chart the course and execute the plan to further strengthen and broaden JWA’s leading product franchises. – Helen Johnson-Leipold
Mr. Soros, the chairman of Soros Fund Management, is best-known as a speculator, philanthropist and political activist. He made a fortune by doing things such as betting against Britain’s currency in 1992 and Thailand’s in 1997. A Hungarian refugee, he has spent millions to promote democracy and learning in post-Soviet nations. – Greg Ip
Shortly after that, we got management problems over in England, and Judas Priest asked me to join. – Glenn Tipton
People often ask why I left CNN – I didn’t like management. I liked my colleagues in the news gathering but the corporate culture that seized management when AOL came in (Steve Case and Gerry Levin) was disgusting. – Greta Van Susteren
From my perspective, it’s really risk management to ensure that humans have the ability to go somewhere else in case there were to be some huge disaster on Earth. – Gwynne Shotwell
Back when I was looking for my next step and was researching Gannett, I was interested in who was leading the various businesses within the organization: Are there a lot of women and minorities in important, operational roles, senior management and the board of directors? – Gracia Martore
When I finally got a management position, I found out how hard it is to lead and manage people. – Guy Kawasaki
Being home schooled is awesome because you can make your own schedule, so as far as time management, it’s up to you how much you get done and when you get it done. It’s all got to get done; how you do it is up to you. – Jason Dolley
Web banking lets you monitor your spending, tweak your budget, schedule payments, and more, particularly if you marry your online bank with the personal-finance management tools available online. – Jean Chatzky
I thought if we could put our hard-working culture as traders into the asset management, it will be a great combination, and we did do that. – Ivan Glasenberg
The best doctor, if you’re sick, may not be the one that shares your faith. We found that out to be true at Liberty with the years of struggles with the accountants and lawyers we brought in and the financial management. – Jerry Falwell, Jr.
My job involves a lot of different skills now – I’m as much entrepreneur and management consultant as anything else these days – but IA is still my favorite part of the work I do. – Jesse James Garrett
I, in fact, have been involved in the construction of and the management of wastewater treatment plants. – Jeff Miller
When determining appropriate levels of compensation, management must determine if the employee turnover rate is too low, too high, or just right. If turnover rate is high enough to adversely impact the entity’s performance, then employee compensation is probably too low. – Jason Chaffetz
I say at our management conferences that the amount Wal-Mart grows in just one year is the equivalent of Costco’s size. – James Sinegal
I used to work for a management consulting company, so I dressed differently – business casual, probably a lot of things from Banana Republic. My wardrobe now is definitely more expensive, but I always dress for the occasion. – John Legend
I don’t think the AAA is an end in itself; we will maintain prudent financial management with or without the AAA. – Jay Weatherill
Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have. – John C. Maxwell