Michel Gondry Quotes

Empowerment is all about letting go so that others can get going.

The idea of being in control for the sake of control is not really important to me. If everyone is sharp and doing what they're doing well, you don't really need to be in control all the time.

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.

They've kind of backed off and allowed me to do what I do. I think that's the biggest testament is that they know when to have a hand in things, and they know when to back off, let me work, and let me do my thing. During my time in NXT, they have definitely done that.

Being in charge isn't always about telling people what to do. Sometimes, it's about knowing when to step out of the way of people who know what they're doing. - Tam al'Thor

Even if the steering wheel fits, you don't have to keep gripping it.

Time is about the need to control. Let go of control and embrace what happens.

When you empower people you sign up for a life of uncertainty and change.

Once you have set the goal, give your staff the space to get there. If you micromanage, you will be able to do very little.

In terms of leadership, you've got to allow for people to be amazing and to contribute in a way that's meaningful. You can't hold on so tight that people don't get a chance to do what they do best.

I need to have a great deal of control and the ability to share my control with my collaborators and grant them the freedom and the quality of work I think these people deserve. If I don't have those elements, I walk away.

If you want people to be let loose, you can't over-control them.

I'm not a micromanager. I don't believe in that.

One of my skills is knowing, 'This is where I'm needed, and this is how I'm needed and where I'm going to be in control and where I'm going to cede control and why.'

Dive headfirst into things without being too attached to the results

I don't micromanage the interiors. People ask me to and I say no. I don't want to control everything.

Not being afraid to make changes is a valuable tool - knowing you can change back.

If somebody can do something 80 percent as good as you think you would have done it yourself, then you've got to let it go.

I think you're where you have to be and I'm not a person who wants to control things too much because I love surprises.

I'm good at giving up control to people who know where they're going and what they want to do. I can sit in the back of a car and ride cross-country if you know where you're going and you know how to take me there.

Things change when you learn to loosen your grip. I think one way and the future is desperate. I think another way everything is in sight. Trees bend so branches don't have to break. We mend the wounds of our last mistake... I live one way holding onto the fence post. I live another way sliding off into space. Each life is loosely assembled... Birds swim, fish do fly. Proud man begins to cry. Birds swim, fish do fly. Things change, so why can't I?

I'm not as obsessive-compulsive about certain things; I give a lot of latitude to people and support people. I know that I can't do it myself and that you're only as good as the people you have behind you.

And I'm not a micromanagement guy. I prefer to spend my time doing other stuff than that.

My days are whatever I want them to be.

I like to control everything, and you cannot control everything. You have to at some point say, 'I let go and I'm going to let the cards fall where they fall... For a control freak, it's hard.