Elon Musk Quotes

How do you make people do the best work? You make them feel comfortable, so you can feel comfortable - and then you can have a really good ballgame!

It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

If anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it. That's all it takes to get people to win football games for you.

The important thing is to be part of a good project with good, talented people.

Business is about people. It's about passion. It's about bold ideas, bold small ideas or bold large ideas.

A good director has to be a captain - he has to work with a lot of people every day.

Basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an organization have far more to do with its relative achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational structure, innovation and timing.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

When you're working with good people it brings good things out in you.

I like to think I set aspirational but reasonable goals and encourage my team to achieve them.

You lead with direction, and you try to lead by example. I try to be there when things are not good and obviously share the spoils of success.

I'll practice as good as I can, but I know that I play even better, with the qualities I have - leadership, my ability to make something happen in games, winning.

I've always said that if you can get the best people who are good at what they do, but more importantly are passionate about what they do, you'll succeed.

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.

The secret to success is good leadership, and good leadership is all about making the lives of your team members or workers better.

As a leader, these attributes - confidence, perseverance, work ethic and good sense - are all things I look for in people. I also try to lead by example and create an environment where good questions and good ideas can come from anyone.

My career is one of people involvement. I'm a promoter of the people, by the people, for the people. My magic lies, my people ties, this is what I want to do. I'm in it to win, I cant give in, I can't give up and I cant quit. Victory is mine. Working together works.

I am a great believer that a captain is as good as his team.

I think a good director is a good listener.

Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.

I just want to be in good things that I want to see, and I want to work with talented people who are smarter than myself.

Organizations that can diminish fear are those that are able to motivate, create, and innovate.

I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.

An organization, no matter how well designed, is only as good as the people who live and work in it.