David Ogilvy Quotes

Sure, I'm hyperactive. I make my staff a bit hyper, too, but motivating someone else is what gives me a buzz.

I wouldn't ask any of my employees to do anything I wouldn't do. And I work as hard, if not harder than the rest of the staff, to set an example. I also believe in giving my employees a lot of room to be creative and to express themselves.

My job description is... being enthusiastic.

If you want to get the most out of your men, give them a break! Don't make them work completely in the dark. If you do, they won't do a bit more than they have to. But if they comprehend, they'll work like mad.

My toughest job every day is maintaining intensity with myself and with my staff.

The very first thing I tell every intern on the first day is that their internship exists solely on their resume. As far as I am concerned, they are a full-time member of my team. For all the negative stereotypes about millennials, you would be astounded by how hard they work when they believe their contribution matters.

I'm a leader at the restaurant. If I do this, the people at the restaurant will try to do better. I believe in that, and that's the way it is.

30% of all people will never believe you. Do not allow your colleagues and employees to work for you. Instead, let them work for a common goal.

We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.

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.

Before I started a company, I was an employee with a bad attitude. I was always felt like, bosses are stupid, and people weren't well treated.

People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.

You try to get the most out of the talent. Make 'em work and let 'em play.

If employees need to stay late in order to curry favor with the boss, what motivation do they have to get work done during normal business hours? After all, they can put in the requisite 'face time' whether they are surfing the Internet or analyzing customer data.

The way you manage your company and the way you manage your people has to be totally different.

You have to be engaged, or else you're not going to want to show up and go to work.

You can employ men and hire hands to work for you, but you must win their hearts to have them work with you.

I manage through a sense of humor. We all work hard, and work has to be a really interesting, fun place. And that has to start at the top.

I think in any organization you want your manager to have a strong opinion. You don't want them to just say, 'Yes, sir' to things they don't believe in.

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!

If the head man in a company is not working 12 hours a day, doing things, taking risks, but also standing with his people in the trenches at the most difficult of times, then the company loses something.

I try to hire people I don't have to motivate. But I do motivate the people working with and for me.

Seriously, I don't know if people would really tell you this. But in my dream world, the people who work for you would say, 'Wow, I didn't know I could do that until I started working with that guy.'

You can't manage by memo. You can't stand up there and just send out edicts. I think you just gotta really personalize your relationships.

You can't regulate a soul into a business.