Jason Calacanis Quotes

Research shows that the climate of an organization influences an individual's contribution far more than the individual himself.

One of the best parts of working at 'O' is that people just love to send us stuff.

Clearly, there aren't enough positive moments or interactions happening in the workplace. As a result, our economy suffers, companies suffer, and individual relationships suffer.

I have a theory that you can tell what the head of a company is like by the people who work there. I knew a publishing house that was run on fear and paranoia, and I felt sorry for everyone who worked there. Needless to say, the person at the helm was not known for kindness, warmth, or grace.

After 'Psychonauts,' we could have laid off half our team so that we'd have more money and time to sign 'Brutal Legend.' But doing so would have meant breaking up a team that had just learned how to work well together. And what message would that have sent to our employees? It would say that we're not loyal to them, and that we don't care.

You have to look at why people come and work at Nest. Part of it is that a lot of people here already know each other, but we're also on a mission with a purpose. People are personally motivated by energy or safety.

Since most startups operate at a break-neck pace, with a concept to prove or a product to launch within a rapidly shortening runway of financing, company culture often gets shoved aside. This is a big, big mistake: Nobody serious about their business should put culture in the corner.

Corporate culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people impacts everything - for better or for worse.

The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.

The way I would measure leadership is this: of the people that are working with me, how many wake up in the morning thinking that the company is theirs?

Culture is what happens when the CEO isn't in the room.

There is a huge body of evidence showing that people do better in their work when they know why they're doing it in the first place. They do better when they see what they're doing contributes to something in the world.

If the only reason people are coming in and doing anything in your office is because you're giving them a paycheck, I'm not sure you have the most productive workplace there.

No matter what the figures are in the workplace in terms of wages, you either feel a valued member of your staff, or you don't.

Never stop listening to people at all levels of the company. Be physically out and about so that you always have your finger on the pulse and know, at the ground level, the truth of how people are feeling.

When entire companies embrace a growth mindset, their employees report feeling far more empowered and committed; they also receive far greater organizational support for collaboration and innovation.

The right people don't care about a corner office - they care about the culture, if you're mission-driven, what you're going to do to make the world a better place.

If your employees are not happy, nothing else at your company will go well.

When I jumped ship from Roush Racing to Hendrick Motorsports, I couldn't believe the amount of personnel here that get along with each other. It's pretty amazing that there are so many people under one roof, where Roush is more spread out and it feels so different.

I think Tesla doesn't sound like it has a very collaborative culture.

Great talent stands in line to join your team because the culture becomes the stuff of legend.

Any company trying to compete...must figure out a way to engage the mind of every employee.

If you're building a startup or any sort of organization, take a few moments to reflect on the qualities that the people you most enjoy working with embody and the user experience of new people joining your organization, from the offer letter to their first day.

Much of the world's work, it has been said, is done by men who do not feel quite well. Marx is a case in point.

A company's employees are its greatest asset and your people are your product