Quotes About Leadership

I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.

In all cases, I will always hire the best person for the job, and it just so happens that many of those are women.

I'm not even an engineer. I don't have a college degree; I hire guys with college degrees.

We're really critical with the process of who we hire. But when you put great people in position, that's how you avoid any missteps.

Stay externally focused - on your customers - and focus internally when you have to hire.

We need clubs to take risks to hire the right candidates. At the end of the day, there aren't a lot of female coaches that have the top-level license and the coaching experience but that will change.

Our job is quite strange in that we hire a coach, and therefore, we're the boss. But coaches tell us what to do, and I think some coaches might struggle with the idea of a girl being the boss and telling them, 'I don't want to see you now. I want to have some time to myself.'

Hire women. Trust women. Let them succeed. They are a pleasure to work with.

I learned that you have to say that you're a filmmaker. You're not a screenwriter; you're not a director for hire. You've got to take charge. You're a filmmaker, and you're going to make a film.

You hire well and just make sure you have enough runway for everyone to grow in the company's success. It creates loyalty and opportunity, really.

If you don't want a female coach, don't hire one!

Usually people who are in my position, they run a company and they hire people and then they take the credit for it.

The service leaders hire one out of 50 applicants, sometimes one out of 100, but they're very, very careful. You can't afford not to be extremely choosy when you hire.

The single biggest lesson I learned was when a hire isn't working out fire them fast. My biggest mistakes, and where I've seen the worst results, were when I gave someone too many chances, or let a situation drift on for too long because I couldn't bring myself to terminate it.

I'd never ask an actor to do something I couldn't do - not that I'm the best actor in the world - but if I can do it, then I know that anyone I hire can do these things.

Many founders hire just because it seems like a cool thing to do, and people always ask how many employees you have.

Often, the pressure of the business and fear of having an open position encourages us to hire people who are either not right for the job or not ready to take on the responsibility.

Most of us are 'ultraconformists' when it comes to who we are most likely to follow... to socialise with, or even who we are most likely to hire.

Tell me who you want to see on the Left, and I'll hire them. If you give me a big name that's out there, that's floating around and wants work, I'd be happy to hire them.

To anyone in the position to hire women directors: Make the commitment.

I think in general, people who aren't themselves entrepreneurs are often more risk averse. And I think you see this dynamic a lot with entrepreneurial people who lead a company, which is that they hire people who complement them.

When you hire in business, you don't worry about marquee value.

That's the great thing about being a director. You have your list of things you have to worry about and things you don't have to worry about. If you can hire someone or cast someone who equates to not having to worry about, it's great!

Successful companies hire people.