Marco Silva Quotes

I'm always learning from experiences because each one is different and there are different players involved in the project at the time with their own way of doing things.

Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.

Well, the first quality of being a good leader is you have to be able to follow. See, a good leader can't just be the leader all the time, I have to be able to follow.

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.

The key things I learned as a hospital administrator are to be organized, communicate, and be flexible.

Pay attention to matters of importance.

I think people always assume that every team has great intangibles, and that's not necessarily right.

I've never really been too fussed about the kind of teammate I have.

When you try to build a team, you need a mix of talent.

I think people fail to realize that teams and organizations have been stacking teams since way back in the day.

If men can learn to be less defensive, more open to others, and more accepting of accountability, they will adapt well to the new global economy.

I'm learning more and more to share creativity with the crew and actors. A film crew is more powerful if you listen to them, but it does make my job more tough because I have to listen.

I think the job of leadership is to expand what can be talked about and to get consensus on the nature of the problem, and that is most of the job. Because once you do that, once you have diagnosis, treatment options are obvious.

What I've learned is that unless it's an emergency, like a fire or brain surgery, hierarchy is not necessary and may be damaging. If you have a hierarchy, you're repeating the strengths and weaknesses of one person without allowing for the accumulative strength of a group.

Climbing has worked for me in a number of ways on Capitol Hill. I'm much more inclined to look at what people do, as opposed to what they say. Also, it's about working together - we're all on the rope together, and you don't get to cut the rope if you're not getting along with someone.

I've always been a good ensemble player.

Teams are often pretty clear about what they can do or are willing to do.

I believe you can work with anybody.

One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached.

You can have the best people in the business, but if they're not collaborating - and they're butting heads - then it's all going to go south.

I think one of my strengths is that I can always take advice, and I can delegate. I know a lot of people feel the need to do everything themselves, but I am not one of them.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

A president, like a college freshman, can't know in advance which questions he'll have to answer or what topics he'll have to master. He has to be flexible, supple, and responsive. He has to be comfortable with multiple-choice.

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

I worked with a group of people who argued day and night - professors, officials, the Minister of Finance - but there were decisions that I had to make.