Thinker
Niccolò Machiavelli
“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.”
Business — practical interpretation
Respect your team enough to enforce standards. Being liked but ineffective helps no one.
Thinker
“It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.”
Respect your team enough to enforce standards. Being liked but ineffective helps no one.
The quotation is attributed to Niccolò Machiavelli. The Business and Personal notes are modern practical interpretations.