“The new and most powerful union of all will be a union of one one man, one woman, one worker with special skills, an inquiring mind, and an independent attitude, his creativity intact, his love of life blooming. The union of one will be peopled by one man or one woman who is alive. Such a person is always sought by the intelligent manager.” MenMindPersonsPowerfulAttitudeCreativityAliveSpecialSkillsIntelligentIndependentUnionsWorkersManagersLove LifeMost PowerfulOne ManHis LoveOne WomanBloomingInquiringInquiring Minds Book:Give Me Liberty: Freeing Ourselves in the Twenty-First Century Source: Give Me Liberty: Freeing Ourselves in the Twenty-First Century
“Motivation aside, if people get better at these life skills, everyone benefits: The brain doesn't distinguish between being a more empathic manager and a more empathic father.” PeopleIfsMotivationalMotivationFatherBrainSkillsBenefitsManagersGet BetterLife Skills Author:Daniel Goleman
“The black players at this club lend the side a lot of skill and flair, but you also need white players to balance things up and give the team some brains and common sense.” NeedsGivingSidesBlackWhiteCommonBrainPlayerTeamFootballBalanceSkillsClubsCommon SenseManagersSoccerChairmanFlair Author:Ron Noades
“People exaggerate their own skills. they are optimistic about their prospects and overconfident about their guesses, including which managers to pick.” PeopleSkillsPicksIncludingOptimisticManagersProspectsOverconfident Author:Richard Thaler
“It's human nature to find patterns where there are none and to find skill where luck is a more likely explanation (particularly if you're the lucky manager).” IfsHumansHuman NatureLuckySkillsLuckInvestingPatternsManagersExplanation Author:William J. Bernstein
“99% of fund managers demonstrate no evidence of skill whatsoever.” SkillsEvidenceInvestingManagersFund Author:William J. Bernstein
“As a whole, the managers today are different in temperament. Most have very good communication skills and are more understanding of the umpire's job. That doesn't mean they are better managers. It just means that I perceive today's managers a bit differently.” MeanDifferentWholeTodayJobsBitsUnderstandingCommunicationSkillsVery GoodManagersPerceiveCommunication SkillsTemperamentUmpiresGood Communication Author:Jim Evans
“There are "four keys" to becoming an excellent manager: finding the right fit for employees, focusing on strengths of employees, defining the right results, and hiring for talent - not just knowledge and skills.” ResultsFourTalentKeysBecomingFitSkillsFindingsManagersExcellentEmployeeDefiningHiring Author:Marcus Buckingham
“Managers are, and should be, totally responsible for recognizing individual strengths (both natural talents and skills), getting those strengths in proper alignment (i.e. in the right "seats"), and then leveraging them.” ShouldIndividualNaturalTalentSkillsResponsibleManagersSeatsRecognizingAlignmentNatural TalentIndividual Strength Author:Marcus Buckingham