Tony Fernandes Quotes

The Panda mission really speaks to our philosophy. It is, 'Deliver exceptional Asian dining experiences by building an organization where people are inspired to better their lives.' I'm talking about everyone who works at Panda. They're inspired to better their own lives.

Our company has to be a company that enables its people.

It is important that you appreciate that the workplace must be a place of empowerment, but the empowerment must not only be connected to the job that you do.

I feel good, I feel good. Our training staff, they're the best.

There is power in helping people get excited about what they do and inspiring and motivating them to unleash their full potential.

Our superpower is our fierce commitment to creating a positive place to work and play. Our employees have the tools and the mandate to chase big game changing ideas.

It's very exciting to continue to work at DreamWorks.

What really motivates people at Facebook is building stuff that they're proud of.

An employee's motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager.

I always encourage employees to feel free to raise any issues that prevent them from getting good work done.

The healthiest companies are always characterized by organic talent development.

It's better to grow your employees, steer them into a place that they can learn and succeed, and want to work hard and be loyal, than to have a revolving door of employees. That's demoralizing.

When you hire good people, and you provide good jobs and good wages and a career, good things are going to happen.

Before I started a company, I was an employee with a bad attitude. I was always felt like, bosses are stupid, and people weren't well treated.

Most corporations have human-resources processes that involve discussions with your manager, performance evaluations, calibrations for performance and potential succession planning.

You try to get the most out of the talent. Make 'em work and let 'em play.

The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy.

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.

Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability.

Set a clear, easy-to-understand vision for your company, and make it be a mission people believe in.

You can employ men and hire hands to work for you, but you must win their hearts to have them work with you.

People don't do good work when they feel like losers and are second-class citizens within their own company.

The most important thing executives can do is send a very clear message to their employees that they care about each person's overall wellbeing and that they want to be a part of helping it improve over time.

I motivate what I see in young people because we employ about forty thousand young people in our various Chick-fil-A units. Some of them come to work because they need to work; others just work because they just like to work. There's nothing wrong with that.

If you hire good people, give them good jobs, and pay them good wages, generally something good is going to happen.