Bosses Proverbs
Sayings about Bosses
When the bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves. ~ Saying
In your own company no one is boss. ~ French Proverbs
It is difficult to steal when the boss is a thief. ~ Icelandic Proverbs
Ability is what will get you to the top if the boss has no daughter. ~ Saying
A vacation should be just long enough that you're boss misses you, and not long enough for him to discover how well he can get along without you. ~ Saying
When three men march together, one of them must be the boss. ~ Manchuria Proverb
He who has a boss is not the master of his burden. ~ Bambara Proverbs
The man who claims to be the boss in his own home will lie about other things as well. ~ Amish Proverb
Tell your boss what you think of him and the truth shall set you free. ~ Saying
He who is master of himself cannot tolerate another boss. ~ Chinese Proverbs
Always laugh heartily at the jokes your boss tells, it maybe a loyalty test. ~ Saying
Where water is the boss, there must the land obey. ~ African Proverb
As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold. ~ Saying
The man with one wife is the boss of all bachelors. ~ Ugandan Proverbs
The boss is always right. ~ Russian Proverbs
I can find good in my boss but he is at loggerheads with me. ~ Yiddish Proverb
The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does. ~ Saying
Quotations about Bosses
Who can direct when all pretend to know? ~ Oliver Goldsmith
Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. ~ Doug Larson
Remember the difference between a boss and a leader; a boss says “Go!” – A leader says “Let’s go!” ~ E.M. Kelly
No man goes before his time -- unless the boss leaves early. ~ Groucho Marx
They that crouch to those who are above them, always trample on those who are below them. ~ George Earle Buckle
If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn't have a job if he was any smarter. ~ Albert A. Grant
The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems his managers can solve, and never to act on problems when he is explicitly reviewing status. ~ Frederick P. Brooks
The person who knows how will always have a job. The person who knows why will always be his boss. ~ Diane Ravitch
I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team. ~ Lee Iacocca
The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good will. The boss inspires fear; the leader inspires enthusiasm. The boss says "I"; The leader says "WE". The boss fixes the blame for the breakdown; the leader fixes the breakdown. The boss says, "GO"; the leader says let’s, "GO!" ~ Gordon H. Selfridge
The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them. ~ Gabriel Heatter
There is only one boss — the customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else. ~ Sam Walton
A good boss makes his men realize they have more ability than they think they have so that they consistently do better work than they thought they could. ~ Charles Erwin Wilson
A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting. ~ Russell H. Ewing
More power than all the success slogans ever penned by human hand is the realization for every man that he has but one boss. That boss is the man -- he -- himself. ~ Gabriel Heatter
Most bosses know instinctively that their power depends more on employee's compliance than on threats or sanctions. ~ Fernanda Bartolme
By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day. ~ Robert Frost
Your real boss is the one who walks around under your hat. ~ Napoleon Hill
When a leader is in the Democratic Party he is a boss, and when he is in the Republican Party he is a leader. ~ Harry S. Truman
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives. ~ Theodore Roosevelt
Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so. ~ Alison Gomme
Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems. ~ Donald Rumsfeld
Women have traditionally took secondary roles to men. I want to be the boss not the secretary. ~ Bianca Frazier
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