Jeffrey Zeldman Quotes

As our company has grown, how we configure and design our offices has been a crucial part of how we foster connection and collaboration throughout our teams.

When we hire someone, even if they are going to be in marketing, I will have them talk to the design folks and the engineers.

I love working with people who have had television experience because I think there's a real efficiency and methodology that comes from that background.

We've got thousands of investors counting on us. And we're a team of thousands of employees all counting on each other. That's fun.

Work with people who I feel like I'm on the same page with, there's no amount of money in the world that compares to that.

I think I have a good rapport with the people I work with and that really helps. If you like working with people and you always have a good time and you always do good work, then they're going to book you again. I like doing what I do.

A-plus players like to work together and they don't like it if you tolerate B work.

A team can't work when a guy puts himself in front of a team. I have yet to be on a team like that.

I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.

A group of amazingly high achievers can be brought together and play together, and all believe that they are competing for something bigger than themselves. Those players are so used to being patted on the back and told how good they are. Frankly, those are usually the hardest people to remind that they are aspiring to achieve something bigger than themselves.

If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn't prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.

If you are a leader, the true measure of your success is not getting people to work. It's not getting people to work hard. It is getting people to work hard together. That takes commitment.

On a team, trust is all about vulnerability, which is difficult for most people.

One of the greatest joys of leadership is assembling and knitting together teams of fantastic people.

You're going to have injuries, danger and glory in every sport. What makes football unique is that every person on that team needs to count on everybody else. It's the ultimate team game and you have to depend on your coaches, you have to depend on your support staff, you have to depend on your teammates.

No coach is more important than the Team

I am most heartened when I'm talking to a team when they're reasoning to each other.

You go home happy, you go to work happy, you make a better project because everybody loves it and loves each other.

You need a team that speaks your language.

A team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the giant pitchers may eventually disappear.

We intend to continue our practice of working only with people whom we like and admire. This policy not only maximizes our chances for good results, it also ensures us an extraordinarily good time.

Im only as good as my team, I love you guys so much

Organizations exist to enable ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.

Regardless of the project, whenever you're working on something, the best you can hope for is to be around good people.