Zac Posen Quotes

I've got a really great team around me. They're the ones that are in the restaurants on a day to day basis. Anyone that's good can't be stifled in any way. I don't baby people.

In managers, I look for people who can get things done through other people. The most important thing for a good manager is that the people on his team feel like he or she has integrity.

You shouldn't just work on your jump shot. You should work on being a better person, a better teammate, and a better friend.

Leaders must establish common purpose and build trust within an organization.

I'm going to be humble, I'm going to be accountable, do it with a smile on my face, make other people around me better.

If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

If you look to lead, invest at least 40% of your time managing yourself - your ethics, character, principles, purpose, motivation, and conduct. Invest at least 30% managing those with authority over you, and 15% managing your peers.

I wouldn't ask any of my employees to do anything I wouldn't do. And I work as hard, if not harder than the rest of the staff, to set an example. I also believe in giving my employees a lot of room to be creative and to express themselves.

There's no doubt West Point impacted who I am... It has an enormous emphasis, not only on military aspects, but character development. Whether it's the honor code, or the interactions you have, both with the cadet leadership and the academy leadership, every place you are is a character test.

I got even with all the bad management I had by being a good manager.

Do not primarily train men to work. Train them to serve willingly and intelligently.

I don't think I am that hands-on. I'm much more of a believer in finding a great team of people and trusting them to follow their instincts. They work better when they feel they have freedom and they are trusted.

The man in charge must concern himself with details. If he does not consider them important, neither will his subordinates.

Certainly we have made mistakes, but you try and learn from your mistakes. And the most important thing is always to move forward and, I think, empower people to do their best, and to lead. I think people respect that and work better under those circumstances.

The most important thing I've done at work has been to surround myself with amazing people who I trust and empower fully to do stuff better than I could.

I'm just trying to be the best I can be. I try to surround myself with people who are strong in areas I'm weak. Which is why I have such a big staff.

Leaders must exemplify integrity and earn the trust of their teams through their everyday actions. When you do this, you set high standards for everyone at your company. And when you do so with positive energy and enthusiasm for shared goals and purpose, you can deeply connect with your team and customers.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power. And I try to model that in all of my interactions.

Never ask your employees to do something you wouldn't be willing to do yourself.

It's not my job to hold your hand. It's my job to take motivated people and show them how to become better.

I try hard to always question myself and wonder, 'What could I have done better? What did I do wrong?' The culture at our company is to be self-critical, but you have to balance that as a leader with praise for your team.

You can be the best manager in the world, but if the players don't trust you, it will never work.

The best thing you can do is learn from those mistakes so that you continue to get better. That's the management style or leadership style I believe in, which is push people to their limit such that they can become better than they thought they could be. That certainly has helped me.

I've got to be better. So when I talk to the team, I want to make sure that I'm real with them, and I tell them I can be better.

Being the captain is a great privilege and a responsibility to lead a great group with different cultures.