Quotes About Leadership

The smartest thing a director can do is surround himself with really good people.

I'm proud of the fact I was able to surround myself with great people who did great things, and it resulted in the Bulls being a global brand and winning championships and a factor in the community.

The presidency is not a collegial body... He will surround himself with people who share his vision.

Sometimes there aren't enough hours, but I have a really strong team, and I surround myself with good people, and they help me out a lot. I wouldn't be here without them.

I surround myself with great people. I listen to what they have to say. But at the end of the day, I rely on my gut.

The most important thing I've done at work has been to surround myself with amazing people who I trust and empower fully to do stuff better than I could.

I really truly respect and honor the fact that the majority of my district is African-American and that I have to make sure that I surround myself with people with that lens.

From a planning standpoint, you want to surround a first-year head coach with quality coaches at all levels.

Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.

You always have to surround yourself with people that are more knowledgeable than you or are better at certain skill sets than you are, so they pull you up.

You learn as much as you can from the people that you work with. That's why you want to surround yourself with the heaviest people that you can possibly get to.

You always want to surround yourself with better people than you.

You can't build any kind of organization if you're not going to surround yourself with people who have experience and skill base beyond your own.

This is my advice to entrepreneurs. It's easy to give up, but believe in your ideas. Surround yourself with people you respect and are smarter than you.

Being president isn't a solo position. You surround yourself with highly qualified people that are smarter about issues than you are. But that's not enough. You then have to listen to them.

When you surround yourself with some of the best in the business you can only get better.

I have surrounded myself with very smart people.

Messi is the greatest, but he has always been surrounded by other great players.

I'm surrounded by a lot of women and they really inspire me every day.

After Chelsea it was important to choose somewhere I was surrounded with the right people and commitment.

Right from the start of my career I was surrounded by people like Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Graeme Smith, who gave 100 percent in every performance.

Having studied in a girls school, I was always surrounded by women, all of who were strong-willed and came from army backgrounds, that played a very important role in my life.

In my real life, both my bosses are gay. On the 'Real Housewives of Atlanta,' Andy Cohen is gay, everybody at Bravo is gay - we call them the gay mafia. Over at 'Glee' and 'The New Normal,' my boss Ryan Murphy is gay. On the show, my boss, played by Andrew Reynolds, is gay in real life. I'm surrounded by all my gay bosses.

I always imagine a good leader is surrounded by people who call their mothers at the end of the day and tell them, 'Mom, you can't believe what I did today. Let me tell you about it.'