Ben Horowitz Quotes

As CEO of a big company, I have to be a kind of a champion of the interests of our people as insofar as their ability to do their job, to feel comfortable in their work environment, and to be able to fulfill their ambitions.

The employee relationships are important, investment in our people is important, and the ability to do work at multiple sites is important.

How do leaders serve their people? They may pay good wages and treat employees with respect.

When you hire good people, and you provide good jobs and good wages and a career, good things are going to happen.

Rotary provides training at all levels so that those who have been selected for leadership positions have the opportunity to learn and apply leadership principles to their jobs.

I hadn't really worked in an office before Shutterstock, so I didn't have the experience of building a culture, nor did I understand how important that is for attracting and retaining the best talent.

If you hire good people, give them good jobs, and pay them good wages, generally something good is going to happen.

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

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

The best way to have your people be happy and satisfied is to earn the right to have them come back to work for you the next day, knowing that there are tons of other places.

I always encourage employees to feel free to raise any issues that prevent them from getting good work done.

A company is only as good as the people it keeps.

We focus on two things when hiring. First, find the best people you can in the world. And second, let them do their work. Just get out of their way.

Our company has to be a company that enables its people.

The main way to reduce stress in the workplace is by picking the right people.

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 want a desirable place to work to attract and keep them here. So you try to create an environment for people to do their best work, and be generous on the benefit side.

A CEO needs to build their own team.

Employees are a company's greatest asset - they're your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encouragement, stimulus, and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company's mission.

Quality has always been the overriding factor for us. But you also have to have happy people working for you.

If you don't let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay?

You know, as most entrepreneurs do, that a company is only as good as its people. The hard part is actually building the team that will embody your company's culture and propel you forward.

The Leadership Training Institute of America is a cultural think tank providing training and opportunity in leadership development and cultural dynamics.

I think I've been a moderately good boss. I've made a lot of people extremely wealthy - I think we've created 30 millionaires.

One of the joys of working with boys is that you get your pay as you go along. You can observe the results of your leadership daily... Such satisfaction cannot be purchased at any price; it must be earned.