Carol Bartz Quotes

If there's any secret to my success, it's that I just hire people who are smarter and more talented than I am.

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

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.

People say the most important thing is building a world-class team.

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.

Hire the best people, and trust what you hired them to do.

When building a strong team, you need a strong leader.

I have learned lessons in America about how you go about things, and what I know is that you find the best people, empower them, give them the resources, and hold them accountable.

What matters is getting the best out of the squad you have.

Success comes from delegating, risk-taking and having a good TEAM!

Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.

Great leaders help their people see how they can directly impact the company's objectives and their own personal goals.

As a designer, design director or any creative person, you have to hire great people, support them and make them feel comfortable so they can contribute and give you their best.

I work hard and I have a standard of excellence - and I expect everyone at the Interior Department to meet that same standard. I delegate a lot. I might appear to be doing a lot of different things, but there's a strong team helping me. I believe we're going to have the strongest team of any agency in the Obama administration.

The greatest luck that I've had has been the ability to find men and women who came into my administration who worked with me and brought extraordinary talents that we were able to take full advantage of.

My No. 1 priority, and it always has been this, is keeping our team together and making sure we have the right guys in the right positions to make a run at this for a long time.

I need to build my team around my weaknesses.

My gift, if I have one, is choosing terrific talent and providing the atmosphere for them to do their best work.

Know what your people are like, and make sure they do their jobs excellently.

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

I feel like I've done a pretty good job of scaling because I got some great mentors along the way that helped me realize I just have to build a phenomenal team around me that makes my job a lot easier.

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 always run inclusive and successful organisations.

For running a country, team work is important, and the person at the helm has to enjoy teamwork.