"Management by objectives works if you first think through your objectives. Ninety percent of the time you haven't."
- Peter Drucker
"Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall."
- Stephen R. Covey
"Hire people, who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it . . . Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine."
- David Ogilvy
“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out."
- Ronald Reagan
"If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings—and put compensation as a carrier behind it—you almost don't have to manage them."
- Jack Welch
