Management Quotes

"We have little time and lots to do, lets take time for everything we do."

"Incidents should not govern policy; but, policy incidents."

"There is no class of people so hard to manage in a state, as those whose intentions are honest, but whose consciences are bewitched."

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."

"Who can direct when all pretend to know?"

"Good management consists in showing average people how to do the work of superior people."

"Practice Golden-Rule 1 of Management in everything you do. Manage others the way you would like to be managed."

"The leader follows in front"

"We are pleased to be working with VSNL to streamline their network operations. Our performance management solution will allow VSNL to respond rapidly to changes in the network environment, offer new services quickly and affordably, and retain its leading position in the telecommunications industry."

"The message delivered by OMB [the Office of Management and Budget] is that performance and measurement will play critical roles in the review and approval of budgeted spending, especially the close review of agency-by-agency progress reports on meeting administration goals for managing IT projects and developing effective business cases."

"We see this as a short-term, one-time gain. Management did not even touch on how they plan to get the Cracker Barrel concept turned around. The core chain (Cracker Barrel) has struggled mightily of late from an operating fundamentals perspective and significantly lags the industry."

"We needed a customized system that would meet our needs and integrate with our customer service management system."

"They can contact our traffic management division at 455-6100. We'd take their concerns and issues and put it on a list to study."

"Worry in a CIO reflects uncertainty in the management process."

"Network managers need to be more application-aware. As you move toward service-oriented architectures and Web services, the management changes pretty dramatically, and there isn't the tight coupling between the application and the infrastructure. It's more dynamic, and the network has more impact on the performance of those applications."

"Spreads on Sanyo's bonds will probably stay high. Our uncertainty has heightened substantially towards Sanyo's management, corporate governance, financial accountability and the possibility of another major downward revision."

"The department is doing a management review of the entire process, and I don't think they'd want me to comment on any specific documents until such time as that review is completed. The e-mails speak for themselves."

"Clearly, the risk has increased, particularly with the current economic situation. However, we believe that Nokia's superior supply-chain management and its ability to reach the end market will keep it ahead of its peers."

"From everything I've heard and read, I feel comfortable. But no one from management told me I'm the fourth outfielder, so I'm a little on edge."

"New management at Nine has launched a concerted attack on its cost base in order to restore margins through eliminating waste, improving efficiency and lowering programming costs."