“I am going around British secondary schools, as a gay man talking about my life, and encouraging schools to get rid of homophobic bullying and to care for their gay members of staff and their gay students.” MenCareSchoolTalkingStudentsGayMembersBritishBullyingStaffGay MenHomophobicSecondary School Author:Ian Mckellen
“Running a multi-million dollar business can be frustrating at times, especially when someone does something I am not happy with. It might not even be their fault, but it is human nature to reach in an angry or heated way. However, I have learned an important and effective lesson. Rather than complain to my member of staff about their actions, I search my memory bank for things I find wonderful about them. This changes the energy around the issue instantly. People tend to live up to what you expect of them.” PeopleWayHumansDoeImportantMightRunningActionEnergyMemoriesMillionsIssuesWonderfulHuman NatureLessonsMembersAngryDollarsFaultsComplainingI Have LearnedStaffFrustratingMillion DollarsNot Happy Author:Vishen Lakhiani
“Our editor came to work today in a vibrant pink shirt. Vibrant. Several members of staff have had to go home sick.” HomeTodayMembersSickShirtsEditorsStaffHome Sick Author:Eddie Mair
“To all the staff members that take care of us every single day, From Donnie Strack, to Joe Sharpe, Tony Katz, Dave Bliss, Josh Longstaff, Will, Wilson, St, Mark, Dwight, I could down the line, All you guys have made me a better player. I wish I had a Sharpie, So I could write all your names on here 'Cause you had a hand on this. You made me believe in myself. You made me a better person, A better player. Your words of encouragement, Your love, Your positivity, Got me through. And I thank you guys.” WritingBelievePersonsMadeHandsCareGuyNamesWishCausesLinesPlayerLove YouMembersEncouragementMarkPositivityTake CareBlissNbaStaffBetter PersonWilsonDaveWords Of EncouragementJoshMvpDwightStaff Members Author:Kevin Durant
“Turn strategy into simple language so every staff member knows it. People must understand why you are doing, what you are doing and where you are going. Big almost impossible, highly meaningful goal + respectful & supportive team is the winning combination of fear & love. Meaning is the biggest sources of energy that gets you up in the morning.” PeopleKnowsBigsTurnsWinningEnergyLanguageGoalSimpleMorningImpossibleTeamSourceMembersStrategyMeaningfulCombinationWhere You AreStaffSupportiveRespectfulLove MeansFear Of LoveWhere You Are GoingStaff Members Author:Michael Rennie
“As a Member of Congress from one of the fastest growing States in the country, we hire close to 2,500 new teachers a year, close to 5,000 support staff and faculty.” YearsCountryStatesSupportTeacherGrowingMembersCongressFacultyStaffNew Teachers Author:Jon Porter
“During the final two weeks of training, our students work simulated game situations in which our staff members role-play as players, managers, and coaches. They are given immediate feedback following each camp game.” TwoPlayGamesGivenSituationRolesPlayerWeekStudentsMembersTrainingFinalsFollowingCoachesManagersCampsStaffFeedbackTwo WeeksStaff Members Author:Jim Evans
“I did learn something interesting [while at the Atlanta airport]. You have to be a member of the TSA in order to legally perform a cavity search. My apologies to the staff of Cinnabon, but you guys should really keep that extra frosting where the customers can find it.” ShouldGuyOrderInterestingMembersCustomersExtrasApologyStaffAirportsAtlantaSomething InterestingTsa Author:Stephen Colbert
“Anecdote: The extent of Michael Jackson's fame at its height, and his eagerness to exploit it is shown by an incident in 1984 when invited to a White House reception hosted by then President and First Lady Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Jackson had been assured that the only people there, besides the presidential couple, would be a few staff members' children. Aghast to find around 75 adults and no children, Jackson locked himself in an upstairs bathroom, refusing to emerge until assured that all non-essential adults had been replaced by a number of children.” PeopleFirstsChildrenWould BeHousePresidentWhiteNumbersCoupleFameMembersEssentialsAdultsPresidentialHeightWhite HouseLockedStaffReplacedInvitedBathroomAssuredExploitsIncidentsFirst LadyReceptionNancyEagernessAnecdotesUpstairsAghastStaff Members Author:Michael Jackson
“Ron White was not one of the very first original members of the Motown staff, but eventually he was.” FirstsWhiteMembersOriginalsStaffMotown Author:Smokey Robinson
“The White House approved an exemption in Obamacare coverage for Congress and members of their staff. Members complained that the Affordable Care Act will cost them thousands extra a year in premiums. Wait a minute. It's their bill. If it's too expensive, why did they name it the Affordable Care Act?” IfsYearsCareHouseNamesWaitingWhiteMinutesCostMembersBillsCongressExtrasExpensiveWhite HouseStaffObamacareAffordableCoverageApprovedExemptionAffordable Care ActStaff Members Author:Jay Leno
“I am a little troubled about the tea service in the electronic computer building. Apparently the members of your staff consume several times as much supplies as the same number of people do in Fuld Hall and they have been especially unfair in the matter of sugar.... I should like to raise the question whether it would not be better for the computer people to come up to Fuld Hall at the end of the day at 5 o'clock and have their tea here under proper supervision.” PeopleShouldLittlesHas BeensEndsMatterNumbersBuildingMembersComputerRaisesCome UpTeaClockThe End Of The DayHallsSugarUnfairStaffSuppliesSupervision Author:John von Neumann
“The Cheney team had, for example, technological supremacy over the National Security Council staff. That is to say, they could read their e-mails. I remember one particular member of the N.S.C. staff wouldn't use e-mail because he knew they were reading it. He did a test case, kind of like the Midway battle, when we'd broken the Japanese code. He thought he'' broken the code, so he sent a test e-mail out that he knew would rile Scooter [Libby], and within an hour Scooter was in his office.” KindUseRememberReadingHoursCasesTeamSecurityExampleParticularBrokenBattleMembersOfficeTestsCodeMailStaffTechnologicalNational SecurityCouncilSupremacySecurity CouncilMidwayScooters Author:Lawrence Wilkerson
“I do not draw any of the pictures for my movies as an animator. The reason for that is that I am terribly lucky to have many staff members who I look up to, and who are overflowing with talent, that work with me on each project.” LooksReasonTalentLuckyMembersProjectsDrawsLook UpStaffAnimatorStaff Members Author:Mamoru Hosoda
“I could tell you that in my entire coaching career I have never talked to any player, staff member about football air pressure. That is not a subject that I have ever brought up.” CareersPlayerAirSubjectsFootballMembersPressureCoachingStaffStaff MembersAir Pressure Author:Bill Belichick
“The ultimate power of a successful general staff lies, not in the brilliance of its individual members, but in the cross-fertilisation of its collective abilities.” InspirationalLyingIndividualAbilitySuccessfulMembersCrossesUltimateCollectivesStaffBrillianceUltimate Power Author:Reg Revans
“Malcolm X broke with the N.O.I. in March 1964, and in that last 11 chaotic months, he spent most of the time outside of the United States. Nevertheless, he built two organizations in the spring of 1964. First, Muslim Mosque Incorporated, which was a religious organization that was largely based on members of the N.O.I. who left with him. It was spearheaded by James 67X or James Shabazz, who was his chief of staff. Then secondly was the Organization of Afro-American Unity.” FirstsTwoStatesLastsLeftReligiousUnitedUnited StatesMonthsMembersSpringBuiltOrganizationUnityChiefsBrokeMarchNeverthelessStaffChaoticMosquesAfrosChief Of Staff Author:Manning Marable
“I went to many coaching clinics, talked to other coaches, read articles, books, etc. Anything I could do that would help me prepare to be the best coach possible. Fortunately, the coaches I had as a player were good men and were excellent role models in setting priorities and relating to the team members and coaching staff.” MenBookHelpingRolesPlayerTeamMembersModelsCoachesPrioritiesSettingSettingsExcellentCoachingBeing The BestHelp MeEtcGood ManRole ModelsArticlesStaffClinicTeam MemberBest CoachesCoaching Staff Author:LaVell Edwards
“Tom [Hentoff] - it started when he was the editor of the paper at Wesleyan and the - members of the staff. This was the first wave of political correctness. The editors of the staff members came and said he must - he must, from now on, stop using `freshmen' and - in-as part of the policy of the paper. It had to be `freshperson.' Therefore, you don't - you're not discriminating against males or females. They were very fervent about that, and he was equally fervent about not politicizing language. So until he left, `freshmen' stayed.” FirstsSaidPoliticalLeftLanguagePolicyMembersPaperFemaleMalesWaveEditorsTomsStaffPolitical CorrectnessCorrectnessFreshmanFerventStaff Members Author:Nat Hentoff
“Many flagship state universities have wonderful digital libraries that are accessed by people around the world. In future, if not current, budget crises, trustees, board members, and administrators may wonder why these state institutions - with an articulated primary clientele of students, faculty, and staff members and a secondary clientele of all citizens of the state - should be spending resources on a digital library that is used by many people beyond the primary and secondary service populations.” PeopleIfsWorldShouldMayStatesUsedWonderWonderfulStudentsCitizensMembersResourcesCrisisInstitutionsLibraryUniversityPopulationCurrentsSpendingAround The WorldPrimariesBudgetsBoardsDigitalFacultyStaffAdministratorsTrusteesBoard MembersStaff Members Author:Tom Peters
“Remember the attorney general is not a member of the president's staff. He's the attorney general of the United States. He's there to represent all of us, and it means all the laws have to be enforced fairly. And you can't bring your individual prejudices in there.” MeanStatesRememberLawIndividualPresidentUnitedUnited StatesMembersPrejudiceStaffAttorney Author:Patrick Leahy
“I work a seventeen hour day, and I'm personally responsible for 108 staff members in the embassy.” HoursMembersResponsibleStaffSeventeenEmbassyStaff Members Author:Shirley Temple
“Overhead will eat you alive if not constantly viewed as a parasite to be exterminated. Never mind the bleating of those you employ. Hold out until mutiny is imminent before employing even a single additional member of staff. More start-ups are wrecked by overstaffing than by any other cause, bar failure to monitor cash flow.” IfsMindCausesAliveMembersFlowBarsCashStaffParasitesOverheadEmployingCash FlowMutiny Author:Felix Dennis