Steinbrenner on Management
The death of George Steinbrenner has brought a deluge of news coverage and opinion about the New York Yankees’ long-time owner. He was controversial and sometimes hated. He was also successful. His view of management was simple: results first, people second. One wonders if he would have been just as successful had he used a more employee-friendly approach to management. We’ll never know, but I’m inclined to think that with the kind of money he was willing to spend on talent, he would have been successful no matter what. In any event, the following quotes from Steinbrenner shouldn’t become the mantras for most people who seek to lead, as they represent BS rationalization for someone who likes to abuse people over whom he has authority.
“I don’t like to hurt people. Sometimes, I just . . . well, I guess I can’t help it.”
“I guess I am the S.O.B. to work for. I don’t know if I’d want to work for me.”
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