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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a...

It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a...

Leadership is liberating people to do what is required of them in the most effective...

Leadership is liberating people to do what is required of them in the most effective...

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do...

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do...

With the furious pace of change in business today, difficulty to manage relationships sabotages more...

With the furious pace of change in business today, difficulty to manage relationships sabotages more...

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the...

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the...

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when...

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when...

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done,...

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done,...

One measure of leadership is the caliber of people who choose to follow you.

One measure of leadership is the caliber of people who choose to follow you.

Popularity is not leadership.

Popularity is not leadership.

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their...

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their...