Robert Townsend
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
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If you have to have a policy manual, publish the 'Ten Commandments.'
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If you don't do it excellently, don't do it at all. Because if it's not excellent, it won't be profitable or fun.
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Don't hire a master to paint you a masterpiece and then assign a roomful of schoolboy artists to look over his shoulder and make suggestions.
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It's been my experience that the people who gain trust, loyalty, excitement, and energy fast are the ones who pass on the credit to the people who have really done the work. A leader doesnt need any credit... He's getting more credit than he deserves anyway.
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An idea's worth is directly proportional to the opposition created.
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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.
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Due to budget cutbacks, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off.
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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 leaders.
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A leader is not an administrator who loves to run others, but someone who carries water for his people so that they can get on with their jobs.