Leadership Quotes

"Allow people to be themselves. People want to be GREAT, great companies let them be GREAT."

- Arte Nathan

"True motivation comes from achievement, personal development, job satisfaction, and recognition."

- Frederick Herzberg

"Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he’s hired to do."

- Malcolm Forbes

"It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do."

- Steve Jobs

"If you fulfill the wishes of your employees, the employees will fulfill your visions."

- Amit Kalantri

"Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for the love of it."

- Henry David Thoreau

"You can have the best strategy and the best building in the world, but if you don’t have the hearts and minds of the people who work with you, none of it comes to life."

- Renee West

"Dating and hiring have a lot in common."

- Scott Wintrip

"We recruit for attitude and train for skill."

- Atul Gawande

"I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day, you bet on people not on strategies."

- Lawrence Bossidy

"Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience?"

- Thomas John Watson Sr.

"Development can help great people be even better - but if I had a dollar to spend, I'd spend 70 cents getting the right person in the door."

- Paul Russell

"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man."

- Elbert Hubbard

"Hire for passion and intensity; there is training for everything."

- Nolan Bushnell

"HR is not just simply about helping the people of the organization. It’s also about helping the organization meet its objectives. As HR practitioners, it is essential to align your people-oriented goals with the business goals to facilitate success for both the business and its employees."

- Erik van Vulpen

"Collectively, HR has the potential to truly be a force for good that makes a positive impact on organizations and societies if we have the courage to step up to the challenge."

- Dr. Marna van der Merwe

"HR professionals should view their work not as mere resource management but as a catalyst for personal and professional growth. HR professionals can foster a culture that values and nurtures each employee’s unique abilities. By doing so, they contribute to organizational success and the fulfillment and empowerment of individuals within the workforce."

- Dr. Dieter Veldsman

"Conductors must give unmistakable and suggestive signals to the orchestra, not choreography to the audience."

- George Szell

"Leaders don't force people to follow – they invite them on a journey."

- Charles S. Lauer

"I’ve always been a bit of an introvert, but just because you don’t fit the classic mold doesn’t mean you can’t be a leader. You just need to find your own style and someone with a similar style who you can learn from."

- Jess Lee

"Dream with ambition, lead with conviction… And we will applaud you every step of the way."

- Kamala Harris

"Women like myself, CEOs, can pave the way for more women to get to the top."

- Andrea Jung

"Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so."

- Robert Frost

"I don't go by the rule book…I lead from the heart, not the head."

- Princess Diana

"Preschool need role models, not critics."

- Joseph Joubert

"For mindful leaders, cultivating such organizational health requires [...] Eliminate toxicity. Appreciate health. Build trust. Send clear messages. Embrace resistance. Understand blindness. Accept invitations. Heal wounds. Be realistic."

- Michael Carroll

"[Mindful leadership] enables a leader to respond to a situation as it arises, to respond to the reality of constant changes from a place of deep calm and focus [...]."

- Maria Gonzalez

"A person who feels appreciated will always do more than what is expected."

"Good employees make mistakes and good leaders allow them to"

"You’re not just recruiting employees, but are sowing the seeds of your reputation."