I like to think that I've been a good manager. That fact has been very instrumental in making Linux a successful product.
There's a classic element that all good Disney movies have. It really comes down to the storytelling, I think. It manages to push all of these buttons inside of us; there's a sentimentality.
We need to manage holistically, embracing all of our science and traditional knowledge - all sources of knowledge. We can do that from the household to government to international relations.
The number-one job of the hedge-fund manager is not to make sure that you can retire with a smile on your face - it's for him to retire with a smile on his face.
Stock prices relative to company assets are no better at signaling the likelihood of future earnings growth than they were the day the Titanic sank, and risk management is a good deal worse.
The Washington leadership has put aside non-proliferation programmes and devoted its energies and resources to driving the country to war by extraordinary deceit, then trying to manage the catastrophe it created in Iraq.
A leadership culture is one where everyone thinks like an owner, a CEO or a managing director. It's one where everyone is entrepreneurial and proactive.
I've thought hard about my psychological connections and I think I've managed to separate out the psychological from the legal, moral, and political.
Shareholders have the right and obligation to set the parameters of corporate behavior within which management pursues profit.
Building product is not about having a large team to manage. It is about having a small team with the right people on it.
Along with opportunities, there also exist many other tricky and complex issues to be managed in India. These include tackling both policy-level challenges and infrastructure challenges.
Yet the wonder of it all is that, while engaged in a seemingly endless struggle, the Israelis have managed to turn a desert into a garden.
I was a window dresser for Burton's once. What really put me off was the area manager coming round and saying, Charles, I think you're a natch at this.
When I got hoarse, the manager would say, 'Drink this. Joplin used to drink this,' and I used to say, 'Joplin? Joplin's dead.
But when the 'Glee' audition came around, my manager literally had to talk me into it. I was petrified to sing in front of anyone.
The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds.
If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking about being an owner.
Could we possible manage the next phase of human history without first dealing with this penchant for dehumanizing the adversary?
To manage to smile and have a good laugh in the midst of difficult times makes you look younger.
I recommend doing some sort of acting class, something that can eventually get you in front of an agent or a manager, and practice is very important.
Managers today have to do more with less, and get better results from limited resources, more than ever before.
