Robert Townsend
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Robert Townsend
Robert Townsendis an American actor, comedian, film director, and writer. He is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle, Eddie Murphy Raw, The Meteor Man, and various other films and stand-up specials, especially his eponymous self-titled character as the starring role as Robert Peterson on The WB sitcom The Parent 'Hood, in which he created the series, as well as directing episodes...
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth6 February 1957
CityChicago, IL
Robert Townsend quotes about
american-director decision owned
Make every decision as if you owned the whole company.
fighting fights-and-fighting good issues
They know they're very good issues to be fighting for. They all feel good about it.
cars damaged seriously state wind
Cars that have been seriously damaged in one state can be wind up in another.
coming freely mistakes people preparing rather reports somewhere work
If people are coming to work excited...if they're making mistakes freely and fearlessly...if they're having fun...if they're concentrating on doing things, rather than preparing reports and going to meetings...then somewhere you have a leader.
percent waste
All organizations are at least 50 percent waste -- waste people, waste effort, waste space, and waste time.
business people watches
Consultants are people who borrow your watch and tell you what time it is, and then walk off with the watch.
policy ten-commandments publish
If you have to have a policy manual, publish the 'Ten Commandments.'
business communication management
We know there is a problem with communication but we are not going to discuss it in front of the entire staff.
flower roots discipline
Managers must have the discipline not to keep pulling up the flowers to see if their roots are healthy.
top-management tree owl
"Top" management is supposed to be a tree full of owls-hooting when management heads into the wrong part of the forest. I'm still unpersuaded they even know where the forest is.
mistake two people
Compromise is usually bad. It should be a last resort. If two departments or divisions have a problem they can't solve and it comes up to you, listen to both sides and then pick one or the other. This places solid accountability on the winner to make it work. Condition your people to avoid compromise.
leadership people important
When you get right down to it, one of the most important tasks of a leader is to eliminate his people's excuse for failure.
priorities focus objectives
Is what I'm doing or about to do getting us closer to our objective?
organization luck matter
To keep an organization young and fit, don't hire anyone until everybody's so overworked they'll be glad to see the newcomer no matter where he sits.