A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.

Don't hire a master to paint you a masterpiece and then assign a roomful of schoolboy artists to look over his shoulder and make suggestions.

A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting the energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong - that's healthy.

An idea's worth is directly proportional to the opposition created.

The artist must conceive with warmth yet execute with coolness.

Managers must have the discipline not to keep pulling up the flowers to see if their roots are healthy.