Bill Gates Quotes

I used to think business was 50 percent having the right people. Now I think it's 80 percent.

Most businesses think that product is the most important thing, but without great leadership, mission and a team that deliver results at a high level, even the best product won't make a company successful.

Get the right people. Then no matter what all else you might do wrong after that, the people will save you. That's what management is all about.

I grew up in a household that revered building businesses. It wasn't thinking about leadership; it was more about building something. To build something, you ultimately have to lead.

All companies of any size have to continue to push to make sure you get the right leaders, the right team, the right people to be fast acting, and fast moving in the marketplace. We've got great leaders, and we continue to attract and promote great new leaders.

You can have the best people in the business, but if they're not collaborating - and they're butting heads - then it's all going to go south.

Talent is the No. 1 priority for a CEO. You think it's about vision and strategy, but you have to get the right people first.

Few people would doubt that Mark Zuckerberg would build a great product. But I, at least, would never have expected him to become so great at hiring, motivating, managing, and ultimately getting whatever it is his company needs from people.

You can have the nicest academy in the world, it doesn't make any difference, it's all about the people. Our job is all about the people.

Customers will never love a company until its employees love it first.

Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It is one thing above all others: the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.

True passion attracts. If you have passion in your business, the right people will be attracted to your team.

You can be someone running...who is just a soaring leader of people. But if you don't have the finances down, you're going to have a problem.

More often than not when we do not like our work, it's not necessarily because of the work itself. But more often because of the people we work with and more importantly because of the lack of leadership. It is amazing how inspired and motivated we can be when we like the people and when we feel like we show up to work because our leaders care about our wellbeing. It is kind of incredible actually.

The most important role of managers is to create environment in which people are passionately dedicated to winning in marketplace.

People do a better job if they respect the leader of the company. I learned that on my mission - the value of people and how to truly appreciate them.

One of the most intriguing things in management and in business is the role of storytelling - people need the anecdotes to do the work that they do.

When blame inevitably arises, the most senior people in the room should repeat this mantra: if a mistake happens, shame on us for making it so easy to make that mistake.

If you can run one company, you can run another. Running companies are about inspiring and driving the best out of people.

Focus on your customers and lead your people as though their lives depend on your success.

In great groups, the right people always have the right job.

The best managers figure out how to get great outcomes by setting the appropriate context, rather than by trying to control their people.

Leadership deals with people and their dynamics, which are continually changing. The challenge of leadership is to create change and facilitate growth.

If you don't understand people, you don't understand business.

No matter the organization, the goal, or the mission, you've got to do it through people. It's been that way for me since my first command. I work to understand the people, their views and needs, and how tasks are being carried out.That interaction might cause me to modify my guidance or the way I delegate. It also affords me an opportunity to learn what goals people have and how as their boss I can facilitate their future in ways that not only help them, but also help the ship or the organization.