“What we care about is, when faced with a problem and you’re a member of a team, do you, at the appropriate time, step in and lead. And just as critically, do you step back and stop leading, do you let someone else?”
"Hiring is the most important people function you have, and most of us aren’t as good at it as we think."
- Laszlo Bock
Self-awareness
"Hiring is the most important people function you have, and most of us aren’t as good at it as we think. Refocusing your resources on hiring better will have a higher return than almost any training program you can develop."
- Laszlo Bock
Motivation
"If you believe people are fundamentally good and worthy of trust, you must be honest and transparent with them. That includes telling them when they are lagging behind in their performance. But having a mission-driven, purposeful workplace also requires that you approach people with sensitivity."
- Laszlo Bock
Leadership
"If you’re achieving all your goals, you’re not setting them aggressively enough."
- Laszlo Bock
Ambition
"Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much."
- Helen Keller
Teamwork
"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself."
- Henry Ford
Teamwork
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."
- African Proverb
Teamwork
"It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit."
- Harry S. Truman
Teamwork
"A boat doesn’t go forward if each one is rowing their own way."
- Proverb
Teamwork