Graham Linehan Quotes

So I have this ability, if I may say so, to spot talent.

I have a good eye for talent, and my talent performs the best.

I fire very little because I try to be very careful when I select people. If you know how to select, you don't fire often.

A personnel guy always wants to get his pick right. We live that every year. We want to make sure the pick is right.

Above all else, look around to employ the best talent you possibly can.

Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep. You have to go looking for them; they're not just lying around on the surface.

You're only as good as the people you hire.

I look for something unique, and I look for people who haven't reached their potential. I think I'm pretty good at developing talent.

Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching.

A well-trained workforce is critical to small-business success. What I hear from business is that it's hard to find help that meets their needs.

What is Oracle? It's people. We rely on our HR department to build this organization, to help find those people, to help grow those people.

We are being super selective on who we bring in and really just trying to hire the very best.

Human resources are the most valuable assets the world has.

It's a good thing to remember that hiring will get easier as you scale - but you should also never drop your standards.

Successful business leaders who have helped build institutions of lasting value - all are committed to talent and a culture of excellence. This is usually accomplished by the identification, retention, and development of great people.

You go for the best talent available, wherever it is. You fish it out. That's how I've scouted all my career. Doesn't matter where it is - international, domestic, college, anywhere.

Managers live and die by their recruitment.

I always make sure I hire people smarter than me.

When you hire someone, you are investing in them.

My job is to get the very best people we can.

We hire people who are smarter than us.

The best way to build the best workforce is to focus on the largest talent pool you have.

HR should be every company's killer app. What could possibly be more important than who gets hired?

Human resources are like natural resources; they're often buried deep You have to go looking for them; they're not just lying around on the surface You have to create the circumstances where they show themselves.