As always, Gopnik shows himself to be a skillful manager of complex concepts and nuanced reflection, but, like others who seek to understand the dharma, he would do well to take the advice of Zen teachers past and present: sit down and shut up.
Yudof is by many accounts a skillful manager and a good listener, but his vision of the university falls something short of Churchillian.
John Rogers Jr.: Investors should want a skillful manager, not a lucky one.
Being a skillful manager–I think a lot of it is innate.
"Becoming Steve Jobs" paints him as a caring mentor, as well as a delegator and skillful manager who brought the best out of his team.
In the 12 years that he led the Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., he earned a reputation as a skillful corporate manager and aggressive fund-raiser.
Table Talks, a collection of Luther's comments at the dinner table as recorded by one of his student boarders, pays tribute to "Dr. Katie" as a skillful household manager and as a partner in theological conversations.
Then factor the fees back in to decide if a more skillful manager is worth the cost (though oftentimes the guy with skill is cheaper).
Modern historians tend to view Cao as a skillful general and pragmatic politician.
