Peggy Whitson Quotes

Without constantly pushing my senior colleagues to formulate decisions, I would never be able to learn and know what they are made of.

I try to educate myself as much as possible, as I do with the director and the designers and everyone I used to work with. It just helps, I think, with the frame of reference for who you're working with.

We are stronger when we listen,and smarter when we share.

A doctor may know more than a peasant, but a peasant and a doctor know more together.

In dialogue, individuals gain insights that simply could not be achieved individually.

Good managers ensure good outcomes, but great leaders can deliver a vision by getting people to work together.

I've been able to work with so many people, so I love asking advice from as many as possible.

I love solving the problems of having groups work together and removing barriers. But to actually turn around and be in the center of that is an awkward place to be.

I have been lucky to find very good collaborators who have taught me a lot, have introduced me to several new fields of mathematics, or have shown me new insights.

Each member of the team must feel important - everyone must make my life and choices difficult.

For every manager, it is important to explain your ideas. It's very important the club understand those ideas and are ready to work together.

It does make it very clear, you know, what can happen if you do have... the right people, the right skill mix, that are trained and they're assembled in this team and they work together under the right leadership. You know, what a miracle can happen. And that's what was the case of Apollo 13.

I have only worked with Saroj Ji once in my life and in the one time that I worked with her, I learned so many things.

It's important everyone knows their roles individually and collectively as a group.

When people work together, they have no time for nonsense.

Generally, when I am working, I tend to learn from my seniors and juniors.

To pass on your ideas and have an influence on a team really interests me.

The coach is the focal point of the team, but you need to have an open mind, and so do all the players. Everyone needs to work together to achieve a common goal.

When you work together in a creative way, you have to be less selfish about your ideas and learn to let both parties feel valued. Of course, that's also a really great quality to have in a relationship, too.

I think you have to show people it's cool and fun to work together. It's your obligation. If you can't do it, who can you expect to do it?

An effective leader is able to reach people in their natural environment and extract their experiences and knowledge about the issues that impact them.

Collaboration is about listening to someone else and adding your own feelings about that thought.

If you don't share information among your startup's team, then it'll be just about a coincidence if product, marketing, and engineering are ever aligned. Those odds are too low to succeed.

I love managing characters. Characters make teams and I believe I can deal with all sorts. The most important thing is being able to pass my knowledge on to others and allowing them to flourish as individuals and as part of a team with a specific strategy.

Teamwork. That's the biggest lesson you can learn from competing in NCAA gymnastics. Everyone just has to work together, you have to trust in everyone, and everyone has to push you to become the gymnast you want to be.