QUOTATION 27

THEODORE ROOSEVELT ON WHY YOU SHOULD NOT MICRO-MANAGE STAFF

Use this as a reminder to let your staff get on with their job.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) was the 26th President of the United States of America. He was also a respected writer and is listed by many as one of the three smartest presidents to occupy the White house (the other two are Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy).

As the driving force behind the Progressive Movement in the Republican Party, he promoted intense social and political change in American society during his presidency. He knew that he could not bring about the changes required alone, and lived by the maxim:

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men [sic] to do what ...

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