Richard L. Evans Quotes

Where two take counsel there is no lack of plans.

The natives of Silicon Valley learned long ago that when you share your knowledge with someone else, one plus one usually equals three. You both learn each other's ideas, and you come up with new ones.

The fun for me in collaboration is, one, working with other people just makes you smarter; that's proven.

Most great learning happens in groups. Collaboration is the stuff of growth.

I just like working with smart people.

Learning isn't something you should only do solo.

None of us is as smart as all of us.

Our best thoughts come from others.

I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.

I believe in discussing very thoroughly what should be the goal. When discussing it, I allow others to give their views.

Two heads are better than none.

We've been astonished by how good groups working together can predict the outcomes of events.

Being able to chuck ideas around and bounce ideas off each other with anyone I'm working with is just something I love to do, that's how most of these ideas are formed.

I've been able to work with so many people, so I love asking advice from as many as possible.

My experience from working with people is that you can have a conversation with someone or have a meeting with a group of people, and from that meeting will derive an answer to a question that no individual could have ever thought of by him or herself.

An effective leader is able to reach people in their natural environment and extract their experiences and knowledge about the issues that impact them.

What I like best is sitting in a room together with really smart engineers thinking about a problem.

If you don't share information among your startup's team, then it'll be just about a coincidence if product, marketing, and engineering are ever aligned. Those odds are too low to succeed.

I love managing characters. Characters make teams and I believe I can deal with all sorts. The most important thing is being able to pass my knowledge on to others and allowing them to flourish as individuals and as part of a team with a specific strategy.

My work at NASA has always been about team efforts, and so it's intrinsically about mentoring. I have been blessed with some brilliant colleagues who were able to take on huge challenges without a lot of guidance.

Everybody engaged in complex work needs colleagues. Just the discipline of having to put your thoughts in order with somebody else is a very useful thing.”

It's impossible for one person to think of everything.

I just enjoy collaborating. I think there is always something to be learned, and I think that one could never collaborate enough - that would be impossible. So I am always excited and honored when someone wants to work with me.

We are stronger when we listen,and smarter when we share.

Imparting education not only enlightens the receiver, but also broadens the giver - the teachers, the parents, the friends.