Sayings about Bosses

Where water is the boss, there must the land obey. ~ African Proverb

The man who claims to be the boss in his own home will lie about other things as well. ~ Amish Proverb

I can find good in my boss but he is at loggerheads with me. ~ Yiddish Proverbs

The man with one wife is the boss of all bachelors. ~ Ugandan Proverbs

When three men march together, one of them must be the boss. ~ Manchuria Proverb

In your own company no one is boss. ~ French Proverbs

It is difficult to steal when the boss is a thief. ~ Icelandic Proverbs

He who is master of himself cannot tolerate another boss. ~ Chinese Proverb

He who has a boss is not the master of his burden. ~ Bambara Proverbs

Quotations about Bosses

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I’ve always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team. ~ Lee Iacocca

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

The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does. ~ Author Unknown

Most bosses know instinctively that their power depends more on employee’s compliance than on threats or sanctions. ~ Fernanda Bartolme

Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems. ~ Donald Rumsfeld

When the bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves. ~ Author Unknown

The only time some people work like a horse is when the boss rides them. ~ Gabriel Heatter

Women have traditionally took secondary roles to men. I want to be the boss not the secretary. ~ Bianca Frazier

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. ~ Author Unknown

Ability is what will get you to the top if the boss has no daughter. ~ Author Unknown

They that crouch to those who are above them, always trample on those who are below them. ~ George Earle Buckle

Always laugh heartily at the jokes your boss tells, it maybe a loyalty test. ~ Author Unknown

By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day. ~ Robert Frost

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. ~ Author Unknown

No man goes before his time — unless the boss leaves early. ~ Groucho Marx

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

Tell your boss what you think of him and the truth shall set you free. ~ Author Unknown

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

Remember the difference between a boss and a leader; a boss says “Go!” – A leader says “Let’s go!” ~ E.M. Kelly

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

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

Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. ~ Doug Larson

The person who knows how will always have a job. The person who knows why will always be his boss. ~ Diane Ravitch

Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so. ~ Alison Gomme

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

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 boss is always right. ~ Russian Proverb

Who can direct when all pretend to know? ~ Oliver Goldsmith

If you think your boss is stupid, remember: you wouldn’t have a job if he was any smarter. ~ Albert A. Grant

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

Your real boss is the one who walks around under your hat. ~ Napoleon Hill