Aaron Levie Quotes

I have a foundational belief that business results start with culture and your people.

The magic formula that successful businesses have discovered is to treat customers like guests and employees like people.

Just about anyone can make a good product, but it's the people that count. In the end, it's the employees who will take it from a kitchen-table idea to the next level. There are a lot of important things in business, but the people portion comes first.

My goal is to create one of the greatest companies that's ever existed, and that has everything to do with the people, the culture, and what our core values are versus what we build or how we're perceived out in the market.

I have always made it a point to know our employees, to visit every facility of our company, and to try to meet and know every single employee.

The companies that look after their people are the companies that do really well. I'm sure we'd like a few other attributes, but that would be the most important one.

If you want a successful business, your people must feel that you are working for them - not that they are working for you.

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

What matters is: Are you profitable? Are you building something great? Are you taking care of your people? Are you treating your customers well?

Virgin, is how good you are with people. If you're - if you're good with people and you've got - you know, and you really care, genuinely care about people then I'm sure we could find a job for you at Virgin. I think, you know, that, you know, that the companies that look after their people are the companies that do really well. I'm sure we'd like a few other attributes, but that would be the most important one.

A company's employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product

If you talk to anybody who's been successful in business, they will tell you the thing that matters the most are people. And clearly, in this case, the quality of the people was not paid attention to. By the board and I don't know what they were doing. And I think there is a certain accountability by the board here.

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.

Acquiring and keeping good people is a leader's most important task.

You don't build a business --you build people-- and then people build the business.

If you're excited about what you're doing, it's a lot more likely that your employees will also be excited. People want to work for a person, not a company. It's about relationships.

Every employee, not just the senior people, should know how a company is doing.

If you're building a startup or any sort of organization, take a few moments to reflect on the qualities that the people you most enjoy working with embody and the user experience of new people joining your organization, from the offer letter to their first day.

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

You've got to treat people as equals, and make them feel like it's their company. I don't know if I've had any impact or helped persuade Frank [to sell Eastern]. But, I can tell you, there were many discussions on the subject.

Tend to the people, and they will tend to the business.

For one thing, there's an essential human factor in every business endeavor. It doesn't matter if you have a perfect product, production plan and marketing pitch; you'll still need the right people to lead and implement those plans.

If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple.

Beware of putting all your focus into results. While results are important, your people should be your number one area of focus.