Jason Fried Quotes

Trust comes from transparency…

Distributed workforces are most likely to succeed if their culture is one that values and prioritizes face-to-face communications.

I want my clients to trust me.

I work in a strange business, and 'trust' is a word that's not even in the vocabulary.

If the employees fundamentally trust the C.E.O., then communications will be vastly more efficient than if they don't. Telling things as they are is a critical part of building this trust.

A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.

The only way to move forward is to be able to trust whomever you're with 100 percent.

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.

The single most important ingredient in the recipe for success is transparency because transparency builds trust.

With all the problems we are having, I won't be afraid to tell leadership, 'You need to explain to me why I should follow you anywhere.'

Building trust is very important.

Without trust, you cannot do anything.

It matters to people that the president tell them the truth.

We need to bring down service fees, become much more transparent and regain trust from consumers.

It makes it so much easier to work with people who you can implicitly trust.

Be as transparent as you can in your trade. The big thing in life is trust.

Never ask a man where's he's been. If he's out on legitimate business, he doesn't need an alibi. And, girls, if he has been out on illegitimate business, it's your own fault.

Trust happens when leaders are transparent.

I know people are going to be suspicious about everyone now. I know I don't have anything to hide. I've never done anything. It's just a shame it's gotten to this point.

What we're trying to do at Yahoo is build our products so they're safe and trustworthy, not just secure.

He who mistrusts most should be trusted least.

There's no good that can come out of secrecy.

You touch every other ball and, if you screw up, you only have one more person to back you up. You can't go hide in the corner.

People who live in transparent bodies shouldn't be so suspicious.

No idea will work if people don't trust your intentions toward them.