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.

Quote by Robert Townsend

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A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting...

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting...

A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries...

A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries...

True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers, not the enrichment of the...

True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers, not the enrichment of the...

Most people in big companies are administered, not led. They are treated as personnel, not...

Most people in big companies are administered, not led. They are treated as personnel, not...

If you don't do it excellently, don't do it at all. Because if it's not...

If you don't do it excellently, don't do it at all. Because if it's not...

One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people's excuses...

One of the most important tasks of a manager is to eliminate his people's excuses...

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting...

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting...

If you don't do it excellently, don't do it at all. Because if it's not...

If you don't do it excellently, don't do it at all. Because if it's not...

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting...

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting...

The soul is made for action, and cannot rest till it be employed. Idleness is...

The soul is made for action, and cannot rest till it be employed. Idleness is...

May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become...

May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become...

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

History, although sometimes made up of the few acts of the great, is more often...

History, although sometimes made up of the few acts of the great, is more often...

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also...

Everything you want is out there waiting for you to ask. Everything you want also...

By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from...

By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from...

Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing.

Words mean nothing. Action is the only thing. Doing. That's the only thing.

Our life is composed greatly from dreams, from the unconscious, and they must be brought...

Our life is composed greatly from dreams, from the unconscious, and they must be brought...

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action

The one person who has more illusions than the dreamer is the man of action

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but...

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but...

Never get out of bed before noon

Never get out of bed before noon