Guy Fieri Quotes

You're only as good as the people you hire.

Again, talent is the real import of being in the business.

Employees are a company's greatest asset - they're your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encouragement, stimulus, and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company's mission.

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

We just want to have great people working for us.

The need for strong partners and employees persists throughout the life of a company, but it is especially important in the beginning.

I've said many times that people are policy. And to be truly successful in any big organization you need to put people into jobs where they have relevant experience, relevant subject-matter expertise and the capacity to actually perform.

Raising capital is not the toughest part. The toughest part is building a great team and making sure it's growing with the company.

You know, if I've done anything right, it has been hiring the right people.

We focus on two things when hiring. First, find the best people you can in the world. And second, let them do their work. Just get out of their way.

The best way to be productive is to have a great team. So I spend more time than most CEOs on human resources. That's 20 percent of my week.

People say the most important thing is building a world-class team.

It's no wonder that new ventures such as The Daily look first to Gawker Media when staffing up. We should not wait for a poaching expedition to pay someone what they deserve. I apologize if that has been the case and will do better in 2012.

Really in technology, it's about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment and helping to find a way to innovate.

Get the best people and train them well.

Talent is the No. 1 priority for a CEO. You think it's about vision and strategy, but you have to get the right people first.

You know, as most entrepreneurs do, that a company is only as good as its people. The hard part is actually building the team that will embody your company's culture and propel you forward.

My style is to keep folks in place who are good managers and want to win.

Many founders hire just because it seems like a cool thing to do, and people always ask how many employees you have.

I've always been really internally focused. I tend to focus on hiring - ensuring that every person we hire is both a really good fit and really good - and also that everything we put out to our users is very high-quality.

People leave their manager; they don't leave companies.

I think I've got the best staff in television.

Human resources are the most valuable assets the world has.

Successful companies hire people.

If there's any secret to my success, it's that I just hire people who are smarter and more talented than I am.