"Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results."

Patton, George S. on leadership
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"The easiest thing to be in the world is you. The most difficult thing to be is what other people want you to be. Don't let them put you in that position."

Buscaglia, Leo on honesty
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"Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity."

Patton, George S. on order
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"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things."

Drucker, Peter F. on leadership
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"When you hire people that are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are."

Grant, R. H. on hiring   

"You can employ men and hire hands to work for you, but you must win their hearts to have them work with you."

Riorio on business   

"The best leader is the one who has the sense to surround himself with outstanding people and self-restraint not to meddle with how they do their jobs."

Unknown, Source on leadership
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"Hire the best. Pay them fairly. Communicate frequently. Provide challenges and rewards. Believe in them. Get out of their way and they'll knock your socks off."

Allison, Mary Ann on management
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"Managers are people who do things right; leaders are people who do the right thing."

Bennis, Warren on leadership
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"Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he's hired to do."

Forbes, Malcolm S. on business   

"I do not believe you can do today's job with yesterday's methods and be in business tomorrow."

Jackson, Nelson on change
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