Bosses

“Always be smarter than the people who hire you.” —LENA HORNE

“WE HIRE SMART PEOPLE SO THEY CAN TELL US WHAT TO DO.” —STEVE JOBS

“I NEED MY BOSSES’ GOODWILL, BUT I NEED THE GOODWILL OF MY SUBORDINATES EVEN MORE.” —LLOYD BLANKFEIN

“TOO MANY KINGS CAN RUIN AN ARMY.” —HOMER

“NO MAN EVER BOSSES ME AROUND, AND NO MAN EVER WILL.” —CYBILL SHEPHERD

“He has the power to render us happy or unhappy, to make our service light or burdensome, a pleasure or a toil.” —CHARLES DICKENS

“EMPLOYERS ARE LIKE HORSES— THEY REQUIRE MANAGEMENT.” — P.G. WODEHOUSE

“I’M NOT A BUSINESSMAN— I’M A BUSINESS, MAN.” —JAY-Z

“MY WORK IS A LOVE FOR ME. I’D DO IT FOR FREE, BUT DON’T TELL MY BOSSES.” —CHICK HEARN

“DON’T HIRE ANYONE YOU WOULDN’T WANT TO RUN INTO IN THE HALLWAY AT 3 IN THE MORNING.” —TINA FEY

“rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.” —PETER F. DRUCKER

“In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed.” —FREDERICK WINSLOW TAYLOR

“IF A RULER’S ANGER RISES AGAINST YOU, DO NOT LEAVE YOUR POST; CALMNESS CAN LAY GREAT OFFENSES TO REST.” —ECCLESIASTES 10:4

“WHICH ANIMAL THE RULER SHOULD IMPERSONATE DEPENDS STRONGLY ON WHAT ANIMALS THE FOLLOWERS ARE.” —GEERT HOFSTEDE