Stewart Butterfield Quotes

True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.

When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on that from everyone. From the director to my crews that I work with.

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

I'm just gonna make plays and bring a good atmosphere to your organization.

The main thing for me - as a leader, anyway, is that you perform well. That's most of the battle.

I am not going to be the guy who's not pulling his weight.

At Netflix, we think you have to build a sense of responsibility where people care about the enterprise. Hard work, like long hours at the office, doesn't matter as much to us. We care about great work.

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.

In order to gain the respect of your players in the locker room, you can't just perform on Saturday. You have to do it consistently during practices, meetings, and in the weight room.

I think our leadership team is a highly accountable leadership team.

What any manager will try to bring to a company first and foremost is an energy and commitment to the business. To try and really roll your sleeves up.

Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it.

Work hard to achieve integrity in your work and your relationships with the people you work with.

It is hard to get things done if you spend all of your time with the choir as opposed to the rest of the congregation.

I want to be the best. I want to be counted on by my teammates. I want to be counted on by this organization and the fans. I want to be someone they know is going to bring it every single week. I prepare to be the best.

When a manager calls you and says you are part of his plans and that he trusts you, then you will give everything for him.

I'm at my best when people are depending on me. If it's just on me and I don't have nothing to do, I'm going to be lazy. On the football field, it's every single day, every play, knowing that people are depending on me to make my play. That helps me elevate my game to another level.

I'm just trying to do my job and my part to make this a team that people respect.

In business, there's a saying: 'Disagree and commit.' It means that everyone should speak up before a decision is made. But once the boss has decided, you all get behind it to make it happen.

Some people think all I did was trash talk. But ask my teammates, coaches - they saw how hard I worked, how hard I prepared.

I know what I do for my team and what my teammates expect of me on both ends of the floor.

Players will get you above average. To get to the elite, you need culture and leadership.

As long as my guys are out there and doing what I'm asking, and they're giving their best, I don't think anybody can ask for much more than that.

I've got a great team around me. They keep me working hard; they keep me focused.

If you can inculcate in your team that every moment means everything, you can then step back to let them lead.