Chris Coleman Quotes

I make sure when I direct that it's a very joy-based set that hopefully is filled with a lot of respect.

I enjoy being given a certain amount of freedom in order to interpret or to come up with stuff, but I do enjoy collaboration. I seek and thrive on projects where I am going to learn from the people I'm working with.

One of the things that I think makes me successful is the way in which I collaborate with others. In my opinion, nothing great is ever the product of one mind. It's always a consequence of some sort of self-critical collaboration.

Camaraderie doesn't happen by accident; developing a strong sense of trust, accountability, and togetherness around team goals requires intentional effort.

I love collaborating with different voices.

We gotta bring new ideas to the table and empower each other.

Constant, gentle pressure is my preferred technique for leadership, guidance, and coaching.

What we should celebrate more than diversity is what we do with it. How do we bring everyone in the tent and create something together? In a twenty-first century way that activates our true potential, we all need to become sworn-again.

I'm an owner that tends to absolutely be supportive of a coach and his vision if it's a real sharp and smart vision. I really believe in that.

Innovation is all about people. Innovation thrives when the population is diverse, accepting and willing to cooperate.

You've got to have confidence and trust in your cast. You have to have confidence and trust in your director, in your editor. It's such a team effort; I really think you have to pull yourself out of it and just trust. I think the number one thing you can do is just trust everyone around you.

Organizations that can diminish fear are those that are able to motivate, create, and innovate.

And I've always said, 'If two people think the same thing about everything, one of them isn't necessary.' We need to be able to understand that if we're going to make real progress.

I like being in a collaborative and respectful environment. When you're in an environment spearheaded by ego and fear, it's the death of creativity.

My main trick is to work with amazing people. It's a long and twisty journey, and you need people that really are amazing and have this rare gift of honesty and courage and really open up.

If somebody came up with a really good idea, everyone would back it. Especially when we did the show, we had a real dedication that, if you were in somebody else's scene, everyone worked their hardest to make that scene good.

To be successful in coaching you have to treat your team like a family. The leader needs backing from everyone.

Whatever success I have found has been a collaborative effort of people helping out and opening their minds and being accepting and celebrating who I am.

It's not like I am working with the great innovators of all time, but at the same time, they are my friends.

Without trust, the most essential element of innovation - conflict - becomes impossible.

It's really lonely trying to build something by yourself. It's good to have thought partners to bounce ideas off of.

What's great about our leadership is they welcome other ideas.

One of the things I realised as I learned to manage a rehearsal room is that the best idea always has to win, and it doesn't matter where the idea comes from.

The best kind of accountability on a team is peer-to-peer. Peer pressure is more efficient and effective than going to the leader, anonymously complaining, and having them stop what they are doing to intervene.

I have a team who I respect immensely, so if they have opinions, I'm interested in hearing them.