Ram Charan Quotes

During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.

I like to hire the kind of people that I would want to be on stage with.

Scott Coker's been amazing to work with.

My players, because they work with me every day, they know my commitment and how I work.

I just want to work with wonderful people.

I'm happy to be working with Mourinho.

My director, Monty Marsh, is really awesome - I've been working with him for years now.

I want to work with good people and good directors.

Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.

I've always just tried to treat people with respect, build relationships with players and coaches... build a trust.

I have so much respect for directors. It's a tremendous amount of pressure; you have to keep steadfast and keep what you know is right.

I think trust is primarily built through relationships, and it's important because it's the foundational currency that a leader has with his team or his followers.

My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.

I enjoy playing other people. It's a great job and it's challenging. I couldn't do a desk job.

I've played sports pretty much my whole life, and that teaches you how to work with anyone, whether you like that person or you don't, and whether you get along with them or you don't. The circumstances don't matter. Team work is part of life.

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.

In life, you don't judge people on how they are at home, you judge them on how they are at work.

I will never begin to know what the accountants do or what the camera guys do, as much as I try to learn just out of respect for what they do and to try to make my job as manager more efficient. The most important thing is to let those people do their jobs while making it clear what the parameters are.

My sports were team sports: ice hockey and baseball. The whole team dynamic is similar in business. Leadership is earned - the captain earns that role; it's not because he's the coach's son. These are all things we know, but in today's world, it's not a bad idea to remind ourselves.

You don't make a movie by yourself; you certainly don't make a TV show by yourself. You invest people in their work. You make people feel comfortable in their jobs; you keep people talking.

What I know about me is that, in order to lead, you also have to know how to follow.

I've been on plenty of sets where I have not liked the people that I work with, but you suck it up and be professional.

It's part of the fun of it to work with strong personalities.

It's getting better and better. You know, guys are feeling more comfortable and they are not afraid to speak up and be a leader. I mean, our team, we have 25 players, we have about 25 leaders, too. So whatever someone says, people listen.

A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason.