Ruben Loftus-Cheek Quotes

People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it keeps.

The best way to be productive is to have a great team. So I spend more time than most CEOs on human resources. That's 20 percent of my week.

We would rather have our employees running our business.

I have a foundational belief that business results start with culture and your people.

We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.

As an actor I am always waiting for my luck to run out.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

Someone asked me about what's it like managing 2.2 million associates, and I said, 'When they're Wal-Mart associates, it's not all that hard because of the quality and the depth of our talent.' I'm really proud of the fact that 70% of the managers in the U.S. started as hourly associates with our company.

My feeling is that when you're managing a baseball team, you have to pick the right people to play and then pray a lot.

I don't like uncertainty. I don't play poker. I don't like bluffing.

Often, what I tell a new CEO asking for advice, or one of my own new leaders, is the two most important decisions that your team is going to watch is the first person you hire and the first person you promote - because you are saying that's the type of person I want.

As a manager, you can only worry about those who can get on the bus, and those are the fit ones. Injuries and illnesses mean opportunities for others.

Bottom line: If you can't spare some time to give your employees the chance to wow you, you'll never get the best from them.

Everybody knows: people, operations, and the HR component of Google is one critical strategic asset that we have.

Increase your company's average talent with each hire - founders tend to be pretty smart but willing to take on risk. Employees should be a lot smarter and less risk averse.

You got to risk it if you want the biscuit.

Not taking a risk is a risk. That's how I see it.

I'm a risk manager, but I'm also a risk taker.

Penalty shooting is always an uncertain affair because there is a lot of luck involved.

There is the risk you cannot afford to take, and there is the risk you cannot afford not to take.

It seems like I don't have a lot of time for all the things I need to do. I'm spreading myself fairly thin. I have responsibilities to my children. I have a big staff that works for me. And when you have a staff, and I'm sure you know this, you're always concerned with everybody's life all the time.

If you risk nothing you gain nothing

It is an interesting balance in trying to find players to make your team really good and at the same time running a financially sound operation. That is the challenge for every team.

Whatever truth you contribute to the world will be one lucky shot in a thousand misses. You cannot be right by holding your breath and taking precautions.

If you don't take a chance-you won't have a chance.