Daniel Lyons Quotes

There are companies trying to build business within Saudi Arabia, and what they find is that if they try to bring on locals and teach them how to become senior executives, they just don't show up to work. They are not predictable as to when they'll come in and how much of their hearts are into that opportunity.

We believe Ineos is a refreshing place to work. We believe strongly in employee share ownership.

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.

The one thing that people don't get about GE is that, to the people who work here, it's not a company. It's not just a job. You feel like you're part of a 120-year-old ever-growing, ever-improving family.

Working at a big company sucks - avoid it. Smaller companies are 10 times better for learning.

The environment at Fox has been very supportive for Mr. Ailes.

We need better corporate environments. We need better workplaces everywhere.

My failures were something for me - my first contact with professional football. Though it didn't go all that well, it's not a regret, it's just like that. But looking back, those failures helped me consider football differently, consider the professional game differently.

Netflix is famous for its corporate culture, which rightly emphasizes directness and personal responsibility.

The tech company needs to win in the war for talent. This means much greater focus on the employee, not simply as cog in the machine, but vital member of a programming team in a race against time and competitors. Wall Street is up-or-out, dog-eat-dog, survival of the fittest.

The culture of a workplace - an organization's values, norms and practices - has a huge impact on our happiness and success.

The problem when someone feels burned out, bored, unchallenged, or stifled by their work is not the job itself but rather the environment and playground rules given to them to do the job at hand.

I don't think things are ever exactly the way one expects, and I don't think things are ever the way one assumes they are at the moment. What I actually think is that one has no idea of what things are like, ever.

Imagine going into an office and telling the staff that they have to follow your philosophy. Imagine the reaction you would get if you said that in any other walk of life. Why would I offer that to my players?

Hopefully I won't be the last big splash at Under Armour.

The UK's most forward-thinking employers already know they need to attract, retain and promote the best talent - both male and female.

That's really the biggest thing, being happy in an organization that supports you and helps you grow and a city that supports you and a training staff.

We do not talk enough about spirit in business, yet it is what moves employees, customers, and shareholders alike.

I don't know anything about Amazon's culture; I've never worked there.

I truly believe Accenture is a magnet for top talent in the new, not only because of the work we do for clients but because our culture supports employees who want to make a difference in the community where we live and work.

Many of the things we do at Basecamp would be considered unusual at most companies: paying for employees' hobbies, allowing our team to work from anywhere, even footing the bill for fresh fruits and veggies in our staff members' homes.

There cannot be any company or organisation where 100% of the people are sadhus or mahatmas.

An empowered and enriched workforce is the backbone of a company's success framework.

If I didn't love acting, I would love to work at Google... if they'd have me. They have the coolest perks a workplace can have.

A positive, high-performance culture can quickly turn negative if the CEO is not rigorous in constantly articulating values and holding people accountable for both results and values.