Keep the boss aware. Bosses, after all, are held responsible by their own bosses for the performance of their subordinates. They must be able to say: "I know what Anne [or John] is trying to do." Peter Drucker
A manager's task is to make the strengths of people effective and their weakness irrelevant - and that applies fully as much to the manager's boss as it applies to the manager's subordinates. Peter Drucker
Punctuality is one of the cardinal virtues. Always insist on it in your subordinates and dependents. Don Marquis
Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well. Dwight D. Eisenhower
The manner in which the subordinates do their work has incontestably a great effect upon the ultimate result, but the operation of management has much greater effect. Henri Fayol
He treads downwards, on his subordinates and bows upwards, before his superiors. Hungarian Proverb