Harold Ramis Quotes

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.

The important thing is to be part of a good project with good, talented people.

Leadership and partnership go together.

I'm a teamworker.

Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together.

I believe in taking people away from their desks and making them feel collaborative and inspire one another instead of being siloed.

I'm really looking to facilitate, find my teammates.

What makes a leader great is not the fact that she (or he) has all the answers, but the ability to inspire and empower us to find the answers.

I know what I can bring to a team and I want to do that.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

Fashion is much more collaborative than one might think. You have to have an idea and vision, and you have to communicate that vision to a team of people, and you have to create an environment that allows those people to give the best that they can give.

I learned that when you're lucky enough to be surrounded by such talented people that you really become more of an orchestrator of this talent - you're just trying to harmonise everyone's contributions.

You know, you can have someone who's the very best at something, but if there's not that kind of chemistry, collaborating is not going to amount to anything.

There's no way a director can communicate with every single person on the set and yet they need to motivate and instill an ambition to want to do their best work.

The manager of a team is like a stagecoach, he can't move unless he has the horses.

As a leader, these attributes - confidence, perseverance, work ethic and good sense - are all things I look for in people. I also try to lead by example and create an environment where good questions and good ideas can come from anyone.

You do your work as fully as you can, and the ones who hear the sound join in.

And at the same time, you are of course a performer, but it's very important that you understand that your role as a performer is to get the best performance from those wonderful colleagues that you have the chance to work with.

I love working with other people and bouncing ideas off them.

Most people don't have so much talent that they can become a success all their own. We all need people to help us and lift us up.

Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It's about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire team-mates and customers.

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

I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.