Devin Kelley Quotes

Staff officers of inharmonious disposition, irrespective of their ability, must be removed. A staff cannot function unless it is a united family.

It's always fun to be able to have a voice, because it helps me to stay in tune with the project and the people that I am working with. Ther's nothing worse than being on a project and not being able to have a voice. I don't like that.

We also have no incentive compensation of any kind. And the reason we don’t is because it is detrimental to teamwork.

I bring people on to the movies to type and to help punch up and look at things. But a lot of it is, you want fun people to be around, to put you in a good mood, to try and access your creative place.

A group of amazingly high achievers can be brought together and play together, and all believe that they are competing for something bigger than themselves. Those players are so used to being patted on the back and told how good they are. Frankly, those are usually the hardest people to remind that they are aspiring to achieve something bigger than themselves.

Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.

The greatest players fit with the team. They play within the team's style, rather than asking the team to change its style.

The energy in working with my team at Adidas is really good for me. Being this is the third installment, I feel like everybody is comfortable with everybody.

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

I know that sacrifices have to be made to play with good teams.

I explained to my teammates I didn't want any distractions to the team.

It's the most pleasurable experience in the world! When you're on a great team and you get hot, your teammates milk you dry - they wear you out and there's nothing like being on a great team.

I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion.

Mutual commitment helps overcome the fear of failure—especially when people are part of a team sharing and achieving goals. It also sets the stage for open dialogue and honest conversation.

I'm a person who loves people. It's all about the vibe of the environment I'm working in.

One key to entrepreneurial success is to get a great group of people around you who believe in your idea.

The audience's reactions are more important: if people believe in the love story, it's because they love how we've acted. That's the most beautiful award. It's very important for me, people appreciating what I do.

A team can't work when a guy puts himself in front of a team. I have yet to be on a team like that.

I can't believe you just did that! Are you crazy?" I gripped the steering wheel tighter. "Why do people keep asking me that?" He turned to stare at me, his eyes worried. "Who else keeps asking you that? Are any of them doctors?

I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.

It's fun to be creative and innovative and come up with something crazy. So I need people to work with who are not going to be afraid to take it to the left a bit.

On a team, trust is all about vulnerability, which is difficult for most people.

One of the greatest joys of leadership is assembling and knitting together teams of fantastic people.

You're going to have injuries, danger and glory in every sport. What makes football unique is that every person on that team needs to count on everybody else. It's the ultimate team game and you have to depend on your coaches, you have to depend on your support staff, you have to depend on your teammates.

No coach is more important than the Team