“I appreciate people's opinions, but I'm more interested in news. And the best way to get the news is from objective sources. And the most objective sources I have are people on my staff who tell me what's happening in the world.” PeopleWorldWayOpinionSourceNewsHappeningsAppreciateBest WayObjectivesStaffAppreciate People Author:George W. Bush
“I liked the idea that if something horrible was happening to one of the characters in the mental hospital, no one would believe them. The staff would just chalk it up to them being crazy. So it gives me a lot to work with.” IfsGivingBelieveIdeasCharacterCrazyHappeningsGive MeHorribleHospitalsStaffBeing CrazyChalk Author:Michael Rasmussen
“I have a senior staff meeting every day, with key personnel who interface with the players - coaches, the medical staff, our analyst department. This is a useful exercise as it means we are all across what is happening and they are aware of my expectations.” MeanPlayerKeysExerciseHappeningsExpectationsMeetingsMedicalCoachesDepartmentStaffSeniorAnalystsPersonnelInterfaces Author:Brendan Rodgers
“I think the leadership of a company should encourage the next generation not just to follow, but to overtake. The duty of leadership is to put forward ideas, symbols, metaphors of the way it should be done, so that the next generation can work out new and better ways of doing the job. The complaint Gordon and I have is that we are not being overtaken by our staff. We would like to be able to say, "We can't keep up with you guys", but, it is not happening.” ThinkingWayShouldIdeasDoneAbleJobsGuyNextCompanyGenerationsDutyHappeningsMetaphorWork OutSymbolsStaffComplaintsNext GenerationBetter Ways Author:Anita Roddick
“[The White House staff] start bringing in their kids, who you think should be babies and now are in second grade or something, and you've watched them grow up. So I think what ends up happening is you end up maintaining those networks and those contacts, but the concentrated interactions and experience that you have here, I don't think, I don't expect you can duplicate anyplace else.” ThinkingShouldEndsKidsHouseGrowsWhiteGrowing UpBabyHappeningsContactGradesWhite HouseInteractionStaffMaintainingDuplicate Author:Barack Obama