Howard Rheingold Quotes

I think also, obviously, having someone like Lucas [Goodman], and the people around me are very, not gender-driven or any of that, so when we come in as thing, that's what it is. You can work with us or not work with us and I think that has been helpful. I don't try to put myself in a vulnerable position in that way. I won't just sit quietly.

Surely in a world of email, video conferencing and virtual assistants, isn't being expected to show up at the office extremely anachronistic? Yet to date it seems that where one works does matter. That creativity and innovation do feed off physical interactions between people.

I enjoy the company and interaction of people at work.

There's what is on screen and then for us, it's if you get along with the people and enjoy showing up at work.

You have to kind of shift the way you look at life when you're in a group of people that you work with. It's not so much, do they make you feel good when you're around them all the time; it's how can you make everyone feel comfortable together.

Teamwork is neither "good" nor "desirable." It is a fact. Wherever people work together or play together they do so as a team. Which team to use for what purpose is a crucial, difficult and risky decision that is even harder to unmake. Managements have yet to learn how to make it.

Nothing great can come of more than three people in a room.

In a creative business, if you're happy, it will come out in your work. I don't see how you can be happy if you don't like the people you're working with and if they aren't a joy to have fun with.

The work environment is very important in determining how enjoyable work is. It is very important to work with smart guys who have a superior level of intellectual bandwidth and still have softer skills as well.

I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.

There is no better way to manage than by walking around. Autocracy doesn't work. Talk to people in their offices, find out what's on their minds.

Teams are often pretty clear about what they can do or are willing to do.

You need to mesh the voices of people with expertise and meritocracy.

I get to choose the people I work with.

In a lot of work places, you work at a lot of jobs and people work more with their colleagues than with their family.

It's very important to like the people you work with. Otherwise, your job is going to be quite miserable.

Over the years, from serving in the CIA to sitting on non-profit boards, I have observed first-hand what the addition of even one woman to a meeting or to a decision-making body can do. Put simply, in very many instances, group dynamics improve markedly.

At Under Armour, we've created a very strong culture, a culture that first and foremost is built on people.

I think, for me, it's very important to have a good team and to feel comfortable in the environment.

My office has no walls. You can't be removed from your team to be successful. You have to be respectful of others.

At the end of the day, you do this job because you really like working with your team and like the chance to compete as an organization.

How do you change the world? Bring people together. Where is the easiest big place to bring people together? In the work environment.

It always depends on who you work with. It is not about the budget, not about the countries but about people.

Each member of the team must feel important - everyone must make my life and choices difficult.

On great teams - the kind where people trust each other, engage in open conflict, and then commit to decisions - team members have the courage and confidence to confront one another when they see something that isn't serving the team.