Quotes About Leadership

people may recognize one founder as the innovator, but it takes a team to make a new venture work.

Hiring better than yourself means that you hire for strengths as opposed to hiring on the basis of the lack of weaknesses. A great leader hires people for their strengths and then assigns them tasks that take advantage of those strengths.

For example, how much do you think a senior vice president of Microsoft who came from McKinsey knows about starting a company?

all, leaders cannot have a bad day. No matter how scared and depressed you are, you cannot show fear, uncertainty, or doubt. You must exude optimism every day.

Remember that you are influencing people who are watching you.

Crea como un dios. Dirige como un rey. Trabaja como un esclavo.» Constantin Brancusi

Call me idealistic, but the genesis of great companies is answering simple questions that change the world, not the desire to become rich.

Bootstrapping goes awry when entrepreneurs focus on saving pennies to the detriment of the Big Picture.

The higher you go in many big companies, the thinner the oxygen; and the thinner the oxygen, the more difficult it is to support intelligent life. Thus, the middles and bottoms of organizations contain most of the intelligence, and intelligence is necessary to appreciate innovative products.

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La verdad es que ser emprendedor no es un puesto de trabajo. Es la actitud mental de la gente que quiere alterar el futuro.

Inoculate yourself from dangerous bozos.

Cuanto más altas sean tus metas, más necesidad tendrás de cambiar los corazones, las mentalidades y las acciones de la gente.

Investors are looking for people who can implement ideas, not only come up with them.

DO NOT ADD FOUNDERS TO ENHANCE FUNDABILITY. The reason to bring in additional founders—and any other employee but especially founders—is to make your startup stronger and more likely to succeed. Ask yourself, "Would I hire this guy if we didn't need funding?" If your answer is no, you'd be insane to hire him.

La gente confía en ti cuando estás informado, eres competente, piensas en grande y creas situaciones de valor seguro. En resumidas cuentas, cuando haces cosas buenas y las haces bien.

the first follower is what transforms the lone nut into a leader.

la mejor manera de cautivar a tu jefe es hacerlo quedar bien.

Tienen suerte los gobernantes de que los hombres no piensen.» Adolf Hitler

Successful companies are started, and made successful, by at least two, and usually more, soulmates.

Exude Optimism Above all, leaders cannot have a bad day. No matter how scared and depressed you are, you cannot show fear, uncertainty, or doubt. You must exude optimism every day. "I cannot remember a time when Steve Jobs looked beaten.

Find Soul Mates The next step is to find some soul mates to go on your adventure—think Bilbo Baggins in The Fellowship of the Ring. However, people love the notion of the sole innovator: Thomas Edison (lightbulb), Steve Jobs (Macintosh), Henry Ford (Model T), Anita Roddick (The Body Shop), and Richard Branson (Virgin Airlines). It's wrong.

Do you think we need a real CEO? Answer you're looking for: "Maybe, someday. But probably not right now. What you really need right now is a great product.