Michael Mina Quotes

I think that I've learned to relax, and trust in and hire very talented people, and trust in their abilities a little more.

I was never the smartest guy in the room. From the first person I hired, I was never the smartest guy in the room. And that's a big deal. And if you're going to be a leader - if you're a leader and you're the smartest guy in the world - in the room, you've got real problems.

I give people on my team the opportunity to excel as well, and I think that's what continues to keep me ahead. I may not be able to show or do an interview; I give them the opportunity to run the show, and that has been working.

The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub - he doesn't try to do it all himself.

I'm not going away. I'll still be very much involved in the team but not with the same number of hours. I need to move over and allow the people who are really doing the job the space to do so.

As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.

You have to trust the people who work with you and hire, but also listen to as many smart people as you can.

I think I've been really good at surrounding myself with really talented people. I've picked the right coattails to ride on.

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

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

I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.

You have to get comfortable giving up control, and you find people who do things better than you do. Quora now does better with the team we have built.

That's a strong sign of a good coach, to let an assistant participate. It shows his confidence in the coach's ability not to have to dominate everything.

Something I often say is, 'I stand on the shoulders of the people who came before, and I'm ready to lift up people to stand on my shoulders.' And one of the ways we can do that is to hire them.

I had to learn to trust people, and I realized that success was going to be born in hiring really bright people - very self-motivated, very able to make good judgment calls day in and day out.

I think that there is an element where leadership is lonely, but I also believe that it doesn't have to be like that.

When you're at the lower levels in the organization, you need to win and be right. But as you move up, you need to let other people win and be right, and become a manager and delegate responsibility.

Real power comes by empowering others.

A real leader is not the top dog who merely shouts down orders. a leader is one who holds the space for the brilliance of others.

If you ever find a man who is better than you are - hire him. If necessary, pay him more than you pay yourself.

I learnt from an early age this need to delegate responsibility out to other team members as there is just too much for one person to do themselves. What is the point of hiring talented team members if you don't give them the freedom to make the most of the chance you have given them?

I think at some point you have to empower others and really allow everyone else to do what they're hired to do and what they're brought onto the team to do.

It is not the genius at the top giving directions that makes people great. It is great people that make the guy at the top look like a genius.

If you're the leader, you've got to give up your omniscient and omnipotent fantasies - that you know and must do everything. Learn how to abandon your ego to the talents of others.

A leader's job is not to do the work for others, it's to help others figure out how to do it themselves, to get things done, and to succeed beyond what they thought possible.